What’s on the Bajan Menu?

March 26th, 2010 |

The Caribbean islands are known for its luscious vegetation and marine life, nature has blessed these islands with the best ingredients for gourmet cooking. Each island has a unique set of food to be proud off. Barbados has a buffet of exotic fruits, drinks and other food that surely each visitor will not forget upon tasting them. When you are staying at a Barbados small hotel, you can ask locals which restaurants offer affordable but tasty meals. There are many local restaurants there which offer something for everyone to enjoy. Before you start food tripping on the country let me show you what Bajan food to see in the menu.

Pork
Breeding pigs for their meat is one of the local’s sources of income, these pigs are well fed and their meat is succulent and quite delicious. Among the pork dishes you should expect to see in restaurants are: baked ham, stewed down pork chops, roast pork with diamonds of crackling and other dishes. One of the pork dishes you should try is Pudding and souse. It is made of pig intestines stuffed with sweet potatoes; the souse is boiled down trotters and pig head. It is one of the island’s main dishes.

Chicken
There are many chicken meals on the island, you can have stewed, barbequed, stuffed with Bajan seasoning then fried. Usually restaurants and bistros serve baked chicken served with Eclipse crackers.

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