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Coconut Bake
A round, tender oven bread enriched with fresh grated coconut. Split it warm for breakfast with buljol, cheese or butter.
Recipe category
Breakfast and Bakes
In Trinidad and Tobago a "bake" is a simple quick bread, fried or baked, and weekend breakfast is built around it. Fill it with buljol, cheese or smoked herring.
3 recipes
Coconut Sweet Bread
A dense, fragrant loaf packed with grated coconut, raisins and spice. A Christmas-season favourite worth baking any time.
Saltfish Buljol
Flaked salt cod tossed with tomato, onion, sweet pepper, hot pepper and olive oil. A no-cook breakfast filling for bake.
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Curry Crab and Dumplings
Crab cooked in coconut curry with long, chewy flour dumplings for soaking up the sauce. One of Tobago's best-known dishes.
Buss Up Shut (Paratha Roti)
Flaky, buttery paratha roti, beaten on the griddle until it tears into soft, torn-cloth layers, ready to scoop up curry.
Trinidad Callaloo
Dasheen leaves, okra, pumpkin and coconut milk simmered until silky, then swizzled smooth. A Sunday-lunch essential.
Green Seasoning
The blended herb paste behind most Trinbago cooking: chadon beni, chives, thyme, garlic and seasoning peppers.
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