Antigua and Barbuda
22 dishes.
Antigua black pineappleThe island's famously sweet small pineapple, eaten fresh
Antiguan butter breadSoft rich loaf enriched with butter, sliced for tea or sandwiches
Black cakeDark rum-soaked fruit cake, dense and boozy, cut in thin sliceswine & spiritCavalier rumAmber Antiguan rum drunk with coconut water, cola or in punch
Chop upMashed eggplant, okra, and spinach medley
Coconut tartPastry turnover filled with sweet spiced grated coconut
DucanaGrated sweet potato-coconut dumpling steamed in banana leafwine & spiritEnglish Harbour rumAged Antiguan rum with dried fruit and molasses notes
Fungee and pepperpotNational dish: cornmeal-okra ball with leafy meat stew
Ginger beerSharp homemade drink of pounded fresh ginger, lime and sugar
Goat waterThick goat stew with breadfruit, cloves and a splash of rum
Johnny cakesFried slightly sweet dough puffs
MaubyBitter-sweet bark infusion with spice, drunk very cold
Peanut punchCreamy blended peanut drink with milk and nutmeg
Rum punchRum, lime, syrup and water over ice, dusted with nutmeg and bitters
Sea moss drinkSeaweed cooked to a gel and blended with milk, spice and sweetener
Seasoned riceOne-pot rice cooked with meats and vegetables
Sorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilled
SousePig's feet and trimmings pickled with lime, cucumber and pepper
Sugar cakeGrated coconut boiled in sugar, set into mounds
Tamarind ballsSour tamarind pulp rolled with sugar and salt into sticky ballswine & spiritWadadliLight lager drunk cold at beach bars and cricket matches