# The best foods of Trinidad and Tobago

Doubles, bake and shark, roti and pelau: the street food and home cooking of Trinidad and Tobago, according to Wikipedia.

- 2234 votes · 20 items
- Feb 6, 2019 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/2840/the-best-foods-of-trinidad-and-tobago

## Top 20

1. **Doubles** (185 · ▲203 ▼18) — Two bara breads with curried chickpeas.
2. **Bake and shark** (146 · ▲162 ▼16) — Fried bread with fried shark, Maracas Bay style.
3. **Roti** (132 · ▲145 ▼13) — Flatbread wrapped around curry.
4. **Pelau** (128 · ▲141 ▼13) — Rice, pigeon peas and caramelised chicken.
5. **Callaloo** (97 · ▲110 ▼13) — Dasheen leaves with okra and coconut.
6. **Aloo pie** (91 · ▲103 ▼12) — Fried pastry stuffed with potato.
7. **Pholourie** (89 · ▲105 ▼16) — Split-pea fritters with chutney.
8. **Buss up shut** (86 · ▲101 ▼15) — Torn paratha roti.
9. **Dhalpuri** (72 · ▲86 ▼14) — Roti filled with ground split peas.
10. **Corn soup** (60 · ▲78 ▼18) — Thick street soup with dumplings.
11. **Souse** (60 · ▲77 ▼17) — Pickled pork or chicken feet.
12. **Macaroni pie** (59 · ▲76 ▼17) — Baked macaroni and cheese.
13. **Coconut bake** (57 · ▲75 ▼18) — Coconut flatbread.
14. **Saheena** (54 · ▲74 ▼20) — Fritters of dasheen leaves.
15. **Pastelles** (48 · ▲68 ▼20) — Christmas cornmeal parcels with meat.
16. **Mauby** (41 · ▲52 ▼11) — Bittersweet tree-bark drink.
17. **Oil down** (37 · ▲59 ▼22) — One-pot breadfruit and coconut stew.
18. **Sweet bread** (36 · ▲57 ▼21) — Coconut sweet bread for Christmas.
19. **Accra** (35 · ▲60 ▼25) — Saltfish fritters.
20. **Sorrel** (25 · ▲54 ▼29) — Christmas hibiscus drink.

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