If you are visiting Barbados, supposedly everywhere is vegetarian friendly. When it comes to vegetables, asparagus and okra are grown in abundance so feature in a lot of recipes. In terms of flavour, Barbados uses strong, spicy combinations such as thyme, marjoram, chilli, garlic and lime juice. Apparently, they really love their condiments in Barbados, so it is not uncommon to be served a multitude of sauces with a meal.
A typical meal consists of meat or fish served with sides and sauces. Unsurprisingly, this Caribbean island is most known for its seafood, meaning most typical Barbadian dishes revolve around fish.
Prominent influences include African, Portuguese, Indian and British. Like many countries in the Caribbean, Barbadian cuisine (also known as Bajan) is a mash-up of cultures. However, we had heard that Barbados is supposedly the culinary capital of the Caribbean, so we went in with open minds and hungry bellies. Neither archipelago have proffered many vegetarian-friendly dishes. We’ve cooked our way through two Caribbean countries, and now we are already on to our third… Barbados! If you’ve read our posts from Antigua or the Bahamas, you may be able to deduce that Caribbean cuisine hasn’t had us overly enthused thus far. Loaded with spices such as paprika, thyme, chilli and mustard and baked in the oven with a golden crust of cheese and breadcrumbs, it doesn’t get more comforting than this. This Bajan macaroni pie recipe takes the ultimate comfort food, baked mac and cheese, to another level.
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