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Fish Cutter
Barbadian salt-bread sandwich filled with crisp fried, Bajan-seasoned flying fish.
About Fish Cutter
A Fish Cutter is a Barbadian sandwich built in the island's distinctive salt bread. This profile follows the widely recognised flying-fish version, filling the roll with lime-and-salted, Bajan-seasoned fish fried in a crisp coating.
Flying fish brings a clean savoury flavour, sharpened by lime and warmed by black pepper, paprika and the herb-and-spice character of Bajan seasoning. The mild bread balances the fried filling; lettuce, tomato and Bajan pepper sauce remain optional additions.
The sandwich is compact and handheld, with a soft, close-crumbed roll around a golden, crunchy fish fillet. Optional fresh vegetables add coolness and moisture, while pepper sauce supplies a bright, hot finish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Fish Cutter
Barbadian Flying Fish Cutter.
- Flying fish filletsTender savoury fish filling
- LimeTraditional lime-and-salt fish preparation
- SaltFish seasoning
- Bajan seasoningHerb-and-spice marinade
- EggCoating binder
- Fine breadcrumbsCrisp fried coating
- Wheat flourCoating structure
- Black pepperWarm coating seasoning
- PaprikaColour and mild pepper warmth
- Canola oilShallow-frying medium
- Bajan salt breadDefining soft sandwich roll
- LettuceOptional cool crisp garnish · Optional
- TomatoOptional fresh juicy garnish · Optional
- Bajan pepper sauceOptional hot condiment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Flying fish fillets:
- Lime:
- Salt:
- Bajan seasoning: . The source names Bajan seasoning without fixing its formula; it maps to the general seasoning route and remains explicitly unresolved
- Egg:
- Fine breadcrumbs: . Breadcrumbs are treated as wheat-based because the recipe gives no alternative; their exact commercial formula remains unresolved
- Wheat flour:
- Black pepper:
- Paprika:
- Canola oil:
- Bajan salt bread: . The named Bajan wheat roll maps to the established bread-roll route; its exact bakery formula remains unresolved
- Lettuce (optional):
- Tomato (optional):
- Bajan pepper sauce (optional): . The cutter sources recommend Bajan pepper sauce but do not fix a brand or formula; the exact compound remains unresolved
Origins & food traditions
Loop Barbados supplies the complete fried-flying-fish recipe selected for the filling and identifies fried flying fish eaten in bread as a local fish cutter. Its cutter guide independently fixes fresh Bajan salt bread as the defining sandwich bread, while Barbados.org corroborates fried flying fish or other local fish with lettuce, tomato and Bajan pepper sauce as common forms.
Countries
- Barbados
- BarbadosCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Barbadian Cuisine
- Bajan Cuisine
- Bajan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.