Trinidad and Tobago cuisine Trinidad and Tobago cuisine Trinidad and Tobago cuisine is indicative of the blends of African-West African, Amerindian, Arab, Chinese, Creole, European, Indian-South Asian, and Latin American-Spanish-Portuguese influences Popular Breakfast Foods- Sada Roti which is usually served with: Fried or Curry Bodi (long beans), Fried or Curry Bhindhi (okra), Curry Sem, Fried Kareli (bittermelon), Baigan Choka (roasted eggplant), Damadol Choka (roasted tomatoes), Kohra Tarkari (red pumpkin simmered in garlic, onion, cumin), Aloo Choka (roasted potatoes with onion and garlic), Fried Aloo (potatoes with spices fried in oil), and fried plantains. Some other breakfast foods are Accra (fried salt fish and flour),
Indian cuisine "rajma" (kidney beans), and "lobiya" (black-eyed peas) are very common, especially in the northern regions. "Channa" and "moong" are also processed into flour ("besan"). Many Indian dishes are cooked in vegetable oil, but peanut oil is popular in northern and western India, mustard oil in eastern India, and coconut oil along the western coast, especially in Kerala and parts of southern Tamil Nadu. "Gingelly" (sesame) oil is common in the south since it imparts a fragrant, nutty aroma. In recent decades, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils have become popular across India. Hydrogenated vegetable oil, known as "Vanaspati ghee", is