A FOOD TRADITION
Dominica Creole Cuisine
A Creole cooking tradition shaped by Kalinago, African, European, and Caribbean influences, centered on provisions, seafood, meats, soups, and coconut-based sweets.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Bakes
Bakes are Dominican fried or baked pieces of wheat-flour dough prepared with water, salt, leavening, and cooking fat.
Bouyon
A hearty Dominica-style one-pot soup combining meat or poultry with starchy provisions, vegetables, and flour dumplings in a seasoned broth.
Breadfruit Pie
Mashed breadfruit is baked with butter, milk, cheese, onion, garlic, and often egg to form a savory, set casserole-style pie.
Callaloo Soup
A thick Dominica-style soup of callaloo leaves and coconut milk, often enriched with okra and crab and seasoned with aromatics and herbs.
Cassava Bread
Cassava bread is a firm flatbread made from grated cassava that is pressed into rounds and baked or cooked on a hot surface.
Cassava Dumplings
Boiled dumplings made primarily from grated or ground cassava, with wheat flour, salt, and water commonly used to bind and season the dough.
Cassava Pone
A dense Barbadian baked pudding made from grated cassava, coconut, sugar, butter, milk, and warm spices.
Coconut Bake
Coconut Bake is a Dominican enriched bread made from wheat flour, coconut milk, sugar, leavening, and fat, then baked or cooked until firm and lightly browned.
Coconut Drops
A Dominican Creole sweet made from grated coconut and sugar, formed into rough drops and baked or cooked until set, with flour appearing in some versions.
Coconut Dumplings
Boiled dumplings prepared from wheat flour and desiccated coconut, with water and salt forming and seasoning the dough.
Coconut Pone
A baked Dominican Creole coconut pudding with grated coconut and sugar as its defining ingredients, sometimes supported with flour and warm spices.
Coconut Sugar Cake
A dense Caribbean-style cake made with coconut and coconut sugar, typically baked until firm and fragrant.
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