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Despite
the island's small size, the tourist market has produced a
staggering variety of places to eat . Although most of
Barbados's restaurants have a vague international flavor, it's well
worth sampling traditional Bajan cuisine.
Fresh
seafood is the island's specialty: snapper, barracuda and
dolphin fish, as well as fresh prawns and lobster. Most popular of
all is the flying fish - virtually a Bajan national emblem.
Look
out, too, for other traditional Bajan dishes: the national dish is
cou-cou (a cornmeal and okra pudding) and saltfish, and
you'll occasionally find the fabulous pudding and souse -
steamed sweet potato served with cuts of pork pickled in onion, lime
and hot peppers. Cohobblopot (also known as pepperpot) is a
spicy meat and okra stew.
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For
snacks , you'll find cutters (bread rolls with a meat or
cheese filling), coconut bread, and more substantial rotis
(flat, unleavened bread wrapped around a filling of curried meat or
vegetables); all are widely available.
Rum
is the liquor of choice for many Bajans. Hundreds of tiny rum bars
dot the island, which are an integral part of Bajan social life. On
the coast, you'll find fewer places that cater specifically to
drinkers but, all-inclusive apart, most hotels and restaurants will
welcome you for a drink even if you're not staying or eating.
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Caribbean guide
Barbados Travel Guide
Barbados
Where to go
When to go
Getting there
Money and costs
Getting around
Food and drink
Phones, post
Brief history
Best of Barbados
Information, maps
Festivals, holidays
Sports, outdoor activities
Tours
South Coast
Getting there and around
Eating and nightlife
South East
South Coast
Christ Church
Explore Christ Church
Hasting and Rockley
Oistins
Silver Sands and Long Beach
St. Lawrence Gap and Dover
Worthing
St. Philip:
St.
Philip
Foul Bay & Crane Beach
West Coast
West
HoleTown
-HoleTown
restaurants
Mullins Bay - N
Prospect
, Payness Bay- N
Sandy Lane
Speightstown
Nightlife
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