Trinidad and Tobago Eating

Eating

Eating Due to its varied background, Trinidad and Tobago has excellent and varied food options. In particular, the Indian roots have provided for some of the best foods of any country in the world. If you can't tolerate extremely hot and spicy food, be sure to let the cook or waiter know in advance. Popular throughout T&T are tasty rotis, Indian flatbreads stuffed with chickpea curry, usually some meat, and other items (including green beans, pumpkin, and mangoes). The breads, also known as the skin, can be plain or can have split chickpeas inside. Many stores also sell rotis with skin but shredded up on the side, known as buss-up-shut. Supposedly the origin of this word comes from busted shirt, or old shirt, because the piles of skin resemble an old torn up shirt. Cheap breakfasts of 'sada' roti and 'choka' - vegetables of all kinds are available for about TT$3-4. But the most popular fast snack is a 'doubles', TT$2. This is essentially a type of fried bake with curried channa and your choice of condiments. It is a roadside snack, available everywhere. Eat hot. Another must try in T&T is the infamous Bake 'n Shark or Shark 'n Bake. Most easily obtained along the north coast near Maracas Bay, pieces of Shark are deep fried, served in cut fried bread called "fried bake", and accompanied by various sauces, including garlic, shadowbenny, and corriander. Drinking Cold soft jelly coconut water -- available along the roadsides -- costs about TT$3-4. And do try all the many varied local fruit juices, readily available chilled in most groceries. If you are into teas, then also try the local teas. You will have to go out to the countryside for these, though.