The roster
Every kitchen in the rotation
18 Caribbean cuisines. Jamaican is the permanent house kitchen; the rest take guest seasons, and every one of them stays orderable year-round.
| Cuisine | Origin | Signature dishes | Flavour base | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaican | Jamaica | Jerk chicken, oxtail & butter beans, curry goat, ackee & saltfishGrilled spiced chicken, braised oxtail with lima beans, curried goat, and salt cod with ackee — Jamaica's national fruit. | Pimento (allspice), scotch bonnet, thyme, browning (burnt sugar) | House · always on8 recipes written |
| Trinbagonian | Trinidad & Tobago | Curry chicken roti, doubles, pelau, callalooCurried chicken in flatbread, fried bread with chickpeas, rice browned with pigeon peas, and stewed dasheen leaves. | Green seasoning, geera (cumin), chadon beni (culantro) | In season4 recipes written |
| Guyanese | Guyana | Pepperpot, cook-up rice, seven curry, metemgeeBeef stewed in cassava syrup, rice with black-eyed peas, seven vegetable curries, and root vegetables in coconut milk. | Cassareep (cassava syrup), wiri wiri pepper, coconut | In season4 recipes written |
| Haitian | Haiti | Griot with pikliz, diri ak djon djon, legim, soup joumouCrisped pork with pickled slaw, black mushroom rice, a thick vegetable stew, and the pumpkin soup of Haitian independence. | Epis (Haitian herb base), black mushroom, cloves, lime | In season4 recipes written |
| Bajan | Barbados | Cou-cou & flying fish, macaroni pie, fish cakes, pudding & souseCornmeal and okra with steamed fish, baked macaroni and cheese, salt cod fritters, and pickled pork with sweet potato pudding. | Bajan seasoning, mustard, lime | In season4 recipes written |
| Cuban | Cuba | Ropa vieja, lechón asado, moros y cristianos, tostonesShredded beef in tomato, roast pork, black beans and rice cooked together, and twice-fried green plantain. | Sofrito (pepper-and-onion base), cumin, bitter-orange mojo | Next rotationRecipes in development |
| Dominican | Dominican Republic | La bandera, mangú con los tres golpes, sancocho, chicharrónThe flag plate of rice, beans and meat; mashed plantain with egg, cheese and salami; a thick meat stew; and fried pork belly. | Sazón (seasoning blend), oregano, plantain | Next rotationRecipes in development |
| Puerto Rican | Puerto Rico | Mofongo, arroz con gandules, pernil, pastelesMashed fried plantain with garlic, rice with pigeon peas, slow-roast pork shoulder, and green banana parcels steamed in leaves. | Sofrito (pepper-and-onion base), adobo seasoning, culantro, annatto | Next rotationRecipes in development |
| Grenadian | Grenada | Oil down, nutmeg-braised chicken, callaloo soup, lambieBreadfruit simmered in coconut milk, chicken braised with nutmeg, dasheen leaf soup, and conch. | Nutmeg, mace, turmeric, coconut | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Saint Lucian | Saint Lucia | Green fig & saltfish, bouyon, accra, roasted breadfruitGreen banana with salt cod, a one-pot meat and vegetable soup, salt cod fritters, and breadfruit roasted over fire. | Creole seasoning, saltfish (salt cod), dumplings | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Vincentian | St Vincent & the Grenadines | Roasted breadfruit & jackfish, ducana, pelau, callalooRoasted breadfruit with fried jackfish, sweet potato dumplings steamed in leaves, rice browned with pigeon peas, and stewed dasheen leaves. | Arrowroot, coconut, pumpkin | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Antiguan & Barbudan | Antigua & Barbuda | Fungee & pepperpot, ducana & saltfish, conch waterCornmeal dumpling with a vegetable and meat stew, sweet potato dumplings with salt cod, and a clear conch broth. | Cornmeal, okra, black pineapple | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Kittitian & Nevisian | St Kitts & Nevis | Goat water, cook-up, saltfish & johnny cakes, conkiesA thick goat stew, rice cooked with peas and meat, salt cod with fried bread, and spiced cornmeal parcels steamed in banana leaf. | Clove, breadfruit, brown stew (browned in sugar) | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Bahamian | The Bahamas | Conch fritters, cracked conch, peas 'n' rice, guava duffBattered conch fritters, breaded fried conch, rice cooked with pigeon peas, and a rolled guava pudding. | Conch, lime, goat pepper (a hot chili), guava | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Belizean & Garifuna | Belize | Rice & beans with stew chicken, hudut, fry jacks, tapadoRice cooked with red beans and coconut, fish in coconut broth with mashed plantain, fried bread, and a coconut seafood soup. | Recado rojo (annatto paste), coconut broth, habanero | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| French Antillean | Martinique & Guadeloupe | Colombo de poulet, accras de morue, boudin créole, dombrésCurried chicken, salt cod fritters, Creole blood sausage, and small flour dumplings. | Colombo curry spice, cane vinegar, chive, rum | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Dutch Caribbean | Aruba, Curaçao & Bonaire | Keshi yena, kabritu stobá, funchi, pastechiA cheese shell stuffed with spiced meat, goat stew, cornmeal porridge, and a fried filled pastry. | Gouda, papaya, Madame Jeanette (a hot pepper) | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |
| Surinamese | Suriname | Roti kip, pom, moksi alesi, bakabanaChicken curry with flatbread, a baked cassava-root and chicken casserole, rice cooked with salted meat and beans, and fried plantain with peanut sauce. | Masala, Javanese peanut sauce, Madame Jeanette pepper | Out of season · +20%Recipes in development |