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Drinks

Cold, sweet and often spiced: the drinks that go with Trinbago food. We are starting with Christmas sorrel, with more to come.

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A glass of deep red hibiscus (sorrel) drink on a set table

Drinks

Sorrel

A deep-red, spiced hibiscus drink brewed with ginger, cinnamon and cloves. The taste of a Trinbago Christmas.

  • 8 hr 30 min est.
  • Easy

More to cook while this category grows

Pholourie in a takeaway box with a cup of dipping sauce

Street Food

Pholourie

Golden, airy split-pea fritters seasoned with garlic, cumin and pepper, served hot with tamarind sauce.

  • 1 hr 45 min est.
  • Medium
Saltfish buljol with tomato and onion on a decorated plate

Breakfast and Bakes

Saltfish Buljol

Flaked salt cod tossed with tomato, onion, sweet pepper, hot pepper and olive oil. A no-cook breakfast filling for bake.

  • 35 min est.
  • Easy
A plate of chicken pelau with bone-in chicken and pigeon peas, served with coleslaw, sliced avocado and fried ripe plantain

Rice and One-Pot Meals

Trinidad Pelau

Chicken, rice and pigeon peas cooked together in one pot after a bath in dark caramelised sugar. The Sunday-lime, beach-day, feed-everybody dish.

  • 1 hr 40 min est.
  • Medium

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