How many different foods can a person taste in 10 hours?
Well, we tasted 68 different dishes, foods and drinks, while
touring around the island with Jesse James (Members Only Maxi-Taxi Service and
SSCA Cruising Station Host).
Jesse is passionate about his home, Trinidad, and is keen to
put all the negative talk about the security situation in Trinidad to rest. He
gave a humorous, running commentary throughout the trip.
Like most major cities in the world today, no place is 100%
safe from various forms of crime and theft. Much of the crime in Trinidad is
gang and domestic violence related, with certain areas classified as no-go
places for tourists. One wouldn’t want to visit those areas anyway!
Here is a table with some photos of the foods and drinks
while we were on the Tour of Trini. It was so much fun! We didn’t feel like
eating much the following day!
Number
|
Place/Restaurant/Food outlet
|
Food
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1
|
Chaguaramas
|
Roti bake coconut fry bake
|
2
|
Cheese paste
|
|
3
|
Sword fish
|
|
4
|
Smoked herring
|
|
5
|
Carenage – Alicia’s Bakery
|
Fry bake bread
|
6
|
Bitter melon
|
|
7
|
Francis
|
Roti – Dali – a type of breakfast -Sada – a type of flat bread
|
8
|
Tomato Chuka
|
|
9
|
Bok Choy
|
|
10
|
Green Bean/Bodi
|
|
11
|
Port of Spain – Woodbrook – Restaurant was called ‘Cow Heal’
|
Cow heal soup
|
12
|
Dumplings
|
|
13
|
Green fig/Duslin
|
|
14
|
Potatoes/Carrots
|
|
15
|
Downtown in Port of Spain – Pastry Pies
|
Marconi cheese pastry pie
|
16
|
Spinach pie
|
|
17
|
Meat pies
|
|
18
|
Peppers – Another restaurant in Downtown Port of Spain
|
Roti - Spicy
|
19
|
Calou - Spinach
|
|
20
|
Chicken curry
|
|
21
|
Restaurant called – Portugal – O’Meara
|
Kitcheori
Sahina – eggplant – this was yummy!!!
|
22
|
Valencia
|
BBQ pigtail
|
23
|
Macaroni pie
|
|
24
|
Young’s Fast Food
|
Dumpling fish stew
|
25
|
Chicken peleau
|
|
26
|
Sandre Grande – Kenny’s Local Food
|
Dashin
|
27
|
Cassava
|
|
28
|
Green fig (Banana)
|
|
29
|
Curry goat
|
|
30
|
Maubi drink – rather sweet
|
|
31
|
Manzanilla Beach – East coast
|
Curry Mango
|
32
|
Curry potatoes and chickpeas
|
|
33
|
Curry pumpkin
|
|
34
|
Curry chicken
|
|
35
|
Curry chicken gizzards
|
|
36
|
Stew beef
|
|
37
|
Paratha roti (Buss shutup)
|
|
38
|
Dhal
|
|
39
|
Sorrel (drink)
|
|
40
|
Passionfruit and orange (drink)
|
|
41
|
Mayayo
|
Fruits – silk figs (very small bananas)
|
42
|
Chicketo (even smaller bananas)
|
|
43
|
Balata
|
|
44
|
Cimate
|
|
45
|
Rio Grande
|
Coconut drops
|
46
|
Bread pudding
|
|
47
|
Cassava cake
|
|
48
|
Coconut turnover
|
|
49
|
Coconut rolls
|
|
50
|
Coconut fingers
|
|
51
|
Harry’s Water Park
|
Peanut punch (SO sweet)
|
52
|
Rock cake
|
|
53
|
Tabiquite
|
Fried chicken and sauces – Trini style (far better than KFC any day!)
|
54
|
Pork cutters (roasted)
|
|
55
|
Brasso
|
Sapodilla (fruit)
|
56
|
Grand Curva
|
Cocoa pod
|
57
|
Grapefruit
|
|
58
|
Celentra
|
|
59
|
El Pecas - Aribeta
|
Stewed lentils
|
60
|
Jerk chicken
|
|
61
|
Stewed lamb
|
|
62
|
Grilled fish
|
|
63
|
Jerk pork
|
|
64
|
Macaroni salad
|
|
65
|
Pepper salad
|
|
66
|
Coco – paleta
|
|
67
|
Cinnamon spiced fried
plantains
|
|
68
|
Cinnamon spiced boiled plantains
|
Here is the group enjoying some of the many foods found in
Trinidad.
Until next time - keep well and safe.
Mel and Caryn
Sv- Passages
If you want to see where we are – go to:
top right corner – search for Passages
with the Australian flag – that’s us!
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| Alicia's Bakery |
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| Cow heel soup |
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| Our lunch No: 31 - 40 |
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| Fry bake bread and Bitter melon |
