The national dish is roasted breadfruit with fried jackfish. Arrowroot starch was a major crop of the islands.
Specialties
- Roasted Breadfruit & Fried Jackfish
History
Breadfruit came to St Vincent in 1793 from Tahiti with Captain Bligh's second voyage. Garifuna people were here before.
Ingredients
- Breadfruit
- Jackfish
- Arrowroot
- Coconut
- Callaloo
- Sweet potato
How it's made
- Roast breadfruit over a flame
- Fry seasoned jackfish
- Serve together with a sauce
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Saint Vincent and the Grenadines drinks
Hairoun beer, Sunset Strong rum, soursop drink
Ratings & notes
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