Cooking Trinidad and Tobago
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Like the local people, the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago derives from a multiplicity of backgrounds: Creole, Indian, Eastern... Meanwhile, the Creole cuisine, a blend of African and European recipes, is the most widespread. The food products forming the basis of meals are fish, crustaceans, poultry, pork and numerous exotic vegetables growing on the island: bananas, cristophines, cassava, yams... Like on all islands of the Caribbean, you will find a wide variety of fruits: coconuts, bananas, mangoes, guava... Pepper and spices strongly season the dishes. Local drinks are rhum, punch and beer.