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Grenada

Grenada’s food is built around the Spice Isle simmers nutmeg, cocoa, and coconut into its national one-pot oil down. Look for Oil down (national one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milk), Nutmeg ice cream (spice Isle ice cream perfumed with fresh nutmeg) and Nutmeg (fragrant seed grated over drinks, stews and ice cream across the island). The national dish, breadfruit and salted meat simmered with callaloo in coconut milk until the liquid cooks away and the oil comes down. This atlas has 24 Grenada dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

24 dishes.

Bakes and saltfishBakes and saltfishFried bakes with salt-cod sautéCallaloo soupCallaloo soupCreamy dasheen-leaf soup, often with crabCocoa ballsCocoa ballsHand-rolled sticks of ground roasted cacao and spice, grated for cocoa teaCocoa teaCocoa teaSpiced hot drink grated from cocoa sticksCrab backCrab backSeasoned crab meat baked in its shellGinger beerGinger beerSharp homemade drink of pounded fresh ginger, lime and sugarGrenada chocolateGrenada chocolateDark bars made from local trinitario cacao, fruity and intenseGuava cheeseGuava cheeseGuava pulp boiled with sugar to a firm paste, cut and rolled in sugarJack IronJack IronVery high proof rum drunk in Carriacou, famously dense enough to sink iceLambi souseLambi souseConch pickled with lime, cucumber, hot pepper; Fish Friday favoriteLambie waterLambie waterPeppery broth of conch with provisions and dumplings, drunk hotManicouManicouSmoked opossum stewed with rum, cloves and herbsNutmegNutmegFragrant seed grated over drinks, stews and ice cream across the islandNutmeg ice creamNutmeg ice creamSpice Isle ice cream perfumed with fresh nutmegNutmeg syrupNutmeg syrupSyrup made from the fleshy nutmeg fruit, poured over ice cream and into drinksOil downOil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milkPelauPelauOne-pot rice with pigeon peas and chickenRiver Antoine rumRiver Antoine rumFierce overproof cane juice rum, too strong to carry on aircraftRum punchRum punchRum, lime, syrup and water over ice, dusted with nutmeg and bittersSancocheSancocheThick soup of salt meat, ground provisions, split peas and dumplingsSea moss drinkSea moss drinkSeaweed cooked to a gel and blended with milk, spice and sweetenerSorrel drinkSorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilledSugar cakeSugar cakeGrated coconut boiled in sugar, set into moundsSweet potato poneSweet potato poneBaked pudding of grated sweet potato, coconut and spice, chewy at the edges

  • Bakes and saltfish

    Fried bakes with salt-cod sauté. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A breakfast recipe from…

  • Cocoa tea

    Spiced hot drink grated from cocoa sticks. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 cups. A drink…

  • Cocoa balls

    Hand-rolled sticks of ground roasted cacao and spice, grated for cocoa tea. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes…

  • Crab back

    Seasoned crab meat baked in its shell. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A snack…

  • Grenada chocolate

    Dark bars made from local trinitario cacao, fruity and intense. Ready in 1 hour prep and several days cooking. About…

  • Guava cheese

    Guava pulp boiled with sugar to a firm paste, cut and rolled in sugar. Ready in 30 min prep and…

  • Jack Iron

    Very high proof rum drunk in Carriacou, famously dense enough to sink ice. A wine & spirit recipe from Grenada.

  • Lambie water

    Peppery broth of conch with provisions and dumplings, drunk hot. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 1 hour 45 minutes…

  • Lambi souse

    Conch pickled with lime, cucumber, hot pepper; Fish Friday favorite. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 1 hour 15 minutes…

  • Manicou

    Smoked opossum stewed with rum, cloves and herbs. Ready in 45 min prep and 2 hr 30 min cooking. 6…