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 such as bottle-gourd and eggplant are usually added to "dal". Pickles are an essential part of the local cuisine; popular among those are mango-based pickles such as "avakaya" and "maagaya", "gongura" (a pickle made from Kenaf leaves), "usirikaya" (gooseberry or "amla")," nimmakaya "(lime), and tomato pickle. Dahi (yogurt) is a common addition to meals, as a way of tempering spiciness. Breakfast items include "dosa, pesarattu" (mung bean "dosa"), "vada", and "idli". The staple food of Arunachal Pradesh is rice, along with fish, meat, and leaf vegetables. Many varieties of rice are used. Lettuce is the most common vegetable, usually prepared