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🇩🇲 Traditional dishes from Dominica

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

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Callaloo soup

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Callaloo soup, a traditional dish from Dominica

Savor the vibrant flavors of Dominica in a bowl!

  • 400 g callaloo leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1000 ml vegetable broth
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

Crab and dumplings

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Crab and dumplings, a traditional dish from Dominica

Savor the taste of the Caribbean with this crab delight!

  • 500 g crab meat
  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 10 g baking powder
  • 150 ml water
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 200 ml coconut milk

Mountain chicken

90 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Mountain chicken, a traditional dish from Dominica

Savor the unique taste of Dominica's mountain chicken.

  • 1200 g mountain chicken
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tbsp thyme
  • 60 ml lime juice
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 30 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Dominica?

The three dishes from Dominica documented in Copper are Callaloo soup, Crab and dumplings and Mountain chicken. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 16 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Dominica?

The three recipes need 16 ingredients between them, of which 5 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Dominica entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Dominica take?

Callaloo soup is the quickest at 30 minutes. Mountain chicken is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Dominica is easiest to make at home?

Callaloo soup is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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