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🇧🇧 Traditional dishes from Barbados

3 dishes people actually cook in Barbados: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Flying fish and cou-cou

60 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Flying fish and cou-cou, a traditional dish from Barbados

A delicious Bajan classic of fish and savory cornmeal.

  • 4 flying fish
  • 60 ml lime juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 250 g cornmeal
  • 750 ml water
  • 30 g butter
  • 100 g okra

Macaroni pie

60 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Macaroni pie, a traditional dish from Barbados

A cheesy, comforting delight from Barbados!

  • 250 g macaroni
  • 200 g cheddar cheese
  • 250 ml milk
  • 50 g butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Pepperpot

180 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Pepperpot, a traditional dish from Barbados

A hearty and flavorful stew perfect for gatherings.

  • 900 g beef brisket
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp hot pepper sauce
  • 300 g breadfruit
  • 200 g carrots

What do people eat in Barbados?

The three dishes from Barbados documented in Copper are Flying fish and cou-cou, Macaroni pie and Pepperpot. Butter and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 20 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Barbados?

The three recipes need 20 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Barbados entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Barbados take?

Flying fish and cou-cou is the quickest at 60 minutes. Pepperpot is the longest at 180 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Barbados is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Barbados here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Flying fish and cou-cou is the shortest way in.

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