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 is known for exotic pork meats cooked with simple and flavourful ingredients, like the extremely hot Bhut jolokia pepper, fermented bamboo shoots and akhuni or fermented soya beans. Another unique and strong ingredient used by the Naga people, is the fermented fish known as ngari. Fresh herbs and other local greens also feature prominently in the Naga cuisine. The Naga use oil sparingly, preferring to ferment, dry, and smoke their meats and fish. Traditional homes in Nagaland have external kitchens that serve as smokehouses. A typical meal consists of rice, meat, a chutney, a couple of stewed or steamed vegetable