Trinidad & Tobago Recipes
Indian, African, and Creole cooking on one small twin-island. Not sure what to eat in Trinidad & Tobago? Start with Trinidadian Curry Goat, Bake and Shark, Kurma and Doubles. Here are 8 authentic Trinidad & Tobago recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
DoublesPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 2 h 10 minTwo soft turmeric flatbreads folded around curried chickpeas, tamarind, and pepper sauce, Trinidad’s street-corner breakfast.
Doubles PelauPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 1 h 20 minA one-pot of caramel-browned chicken, rice, and pigeon peas cooked in coconut milk.
Bake and SharkPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 2 h 50 minCrisp fried flatbread split and stuffed with seasoned fried fish and a riot of sauces and salads, a Maracas beach classic.
KurmaPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · easy · 45 minCrunchy fried sticks of ginger-spiced dough tumbled in a hard sugar glaze, a Trinidadian Indo-Caribbean sweet.
Trinidadian Curry GoatPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 3 hGoat marinated in green seasoning and slow-curried with Trinidad curry powder, geera, and masala until fork-tender; the special-occasion dish served with roti.
Trinidad CallalooPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 1 h 10 minThe silky Sunday-lunch classic: dasheen leaves and okra cooked down with coconut milk, aromatics, and crab, then swizzled smooth into a thick green sauce.
Saheena (Trinidadian Split Pea and Dasheen Leaf Fritters)Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 2 h 20 minA spiced split pea and flour batter packed with shredded young dasheen or spinach leaves, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried golden, served with green mango chutney.
Aloo Pie (Trinidadian Fried Potato Pie)Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 1 h 40 minA soft yeasted dough folded round mashed potato seasoned with garlic, geera and hot pepper, then deep-fried until puffed and golden and eaten with chutney.
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