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Sides and Condiments

A Trinbago plate is never just one thing. These are the seasonings, sauces and sides that sit next to the main event, starting with the green seasoning that flavours almost everything.

3 recipes

Tamarind Sauce

Sweet, sour and peppery tamarind sauce for doubles, pholourie and bake and shark.

1 hr 5 min est.
Easy

A slice of baked macaroni pie on a striped plate

Sides and Condiments

Trinidad Macaroni Pie

Firm, sliceable baked macaroni and cheese with evaporated milk and a hint of pepper. Sunday lunch is not complete without it.

1 hr 20 min est.
Easy

A rosette of chadon beni (culantro) leaves

Sides and Condiments

Green Seasoning

The blended herb paste behind most Trinbago cooking: chadon beni, chives, thyme, garlic and seasoning peppers.

15 min est.
Easy

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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

Pieces of crab in a thick curry sauce, topped with herbs

Curry and Roti

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.

1 hr 55 min est.
Involved

Dhalpuri roti with curry chicken, curried potato and channa

Curry and Roti

Trinidad Curry Chicken

Chicken marinated in green seasoning, cooked in "burnt" curry until the sauce is thick and dark. Made for roti, rice or dhal.

2 hr 10 min est.
Medium

A bowl of corn soup with cobs of corn on a plate behind it

Street Food

Trinidad Corn Soup

A thick split-pea soup loaded with chunks of corn on the cob, small flour dumplings and vegetables. The late-night fete favourite.

1 hr 40 min est.
Medium

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