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Bajan Cuisine

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Bajan cuisine, originating from Barbados, blends West African, British, and Caribbean influences resulting in dishes often featuring starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes & plantains alongside spices and seafood.

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What is the national dish of Barbados?

Cou-cou and flying fish — cornmeal-and-okra cou-cou served with flying fish in a tomato-based sauce. The flying fish is such a national symbol that it appears on Barbadian coins and the country's identity, including its airline name.

What exactly is cou-cou made of?

Cou-cou is cornmeal slowly cooked with okra and stirred with a special flat wooden spoon called a cou-cou stick until smooth. The dish traces to West African traditions, similar to the region's fufu, reflecting Bajan cuisine's African roots.

What foods should I try in Barbados beyond flying fish?

Classics include pudding and souse (steamed sweet potato pudding with pickled pork), the flying fish cutter sandwich on Bajan salt bread, macaroni pie, and jug-jug at Christmas. The Friday-night fish fry at Oistins Bay Gardens is the most famous place to sample them.

Is Barbados famous for rum?

Very — Mount Gay Rum, distilled in Barbados, claims heritage dating back to 1703 and markets itself as the world's oldest running rum brand. Bajan rum punch and spiced falernum liqueur are staples of the island's drinking culture.

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