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What to eat in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Four dishes to try in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the most typical first. Two are vegetarian.
Four dishes to try in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Roasted breadfruit and jackfish
Breadfruit roasted over coals, served with fried jackfish.
How to have it: The national dish; roadside vendors in Kingstown roast breadfruit, best eaten with a fish sauce.
Callaloo soup
Soup of dasheen leaves, okra and coconut milk with dumplings.
How to have it: A Caribbean-wide dish; Vincentians often add crab, salted meat or dumplings.
Roti
Flatbread wrapped around curried chicken, goat or potato.
How to have it: A common takeaway lunch across the eastern Caribbean; ask for pepper sauce on the side.
Fried bake
Puffy fried dough rounds split and filled with saltfish or cheese.
How to have it: Shared with neighbouring islands; a typical breakfast with buljol-style saltfish and tea.
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What food is Saint Vincent and the Grenadines famous for?
Roasted breadfruit and jackfish (breadfruit roasted over coals, served with fried jackfish) comes first on our list, followed by Callaloo soup, Roti and Fried bake.
What is the national dish of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Ask ten people and you get several answers. The dish we put first for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Roasted breadfruit and jackfish: breadfruit roasted over coals, served with fried jackfish. The national dish; roadside vendors in Kingstown roast breadfruit, best eaten with a fish sauce.
Which dishes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are vegetarian?
Two of the four on this page are vegetarian as usually made: Callaloo soup and Fried bake. Recipes vary, so ask about stock, lard or fish sauce.
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The dishes are hand-picked from general knowledge in the Explo app, where you can also tick off the ones you have tried. Recipes vary by region and by family, so take it as a starting point.
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