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Recipe of the week:

Basil Mint Tea

16 mins | 2 servings

Use leftover herbs to make this delightful and soothing basil and mint tea.

basil mint tea in a white teacup with basil and mint leaves on a saucer with tea remaining in a tea infuser

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Strawberry Mango Smoothies Recipe: Tasty Fruit Smoothies with Milk

Drinks

Strawberry Mango Smoothie

Pineapple Cucumber Salad Recipe: Featured Summer Salad

Salad

Pineapple Cucumber Salad

Beach Drinks: Summer Drinks for Beach Trips

Drinks

Beach Drink Ideas

Baked sweet potatoes in the oven (featured image)

Sides

Roasted Sweet Potato

About Trini Food

Influenced by the cuisine of the Taíno and First Peoples, Europeans, Africans, Indians, Chinese, and Syrians, Trinidad and Tobago food is like no other and continues to evolve with more fusion, adaptation and experimentation.

featured trini recipe

barfi

4 hrs | 24 servings

Milky fudge-like sweet Indian delicacy flavored with spices and topped with rainbow sprinkles

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Hops bread in stainless steel tray out of the oven

Hops bread

baked trini style cheese puffs with cheese filling inside

cheese puffs

trinidad macaroni pie piece on a white plate

macaroni pie

close up of trinidad sponge cake

sponge cake

trinidad black cake or fruit cake garnished with cherries and mint leaves with a cake cutter and bottle of cherries in the background and a red striped tea towel in the foreground

black cake

coconut sweet bread fresh out of the oven

sweet bread

national dish debate

There is some misinformation online about the national dish of Trinidad and Tobago. We have no officially declared national dish but we certainly have lots of options to choose from.

doubles with sweet mango sauce

new and Updated!

explore recipes

butternut squash soup

vegetarian recipes

fried red snapper

trini hops bread

lemon ginger tea

recipes for June

Limoncello Martini with lemon slice

Limoncello Martini

mango chow featured image

Mango Chow

watermelon feta mint salad featured image

Watermelon salad

ginger syrup recipe featured image

Ginger Syrup

trinidad chicken pelau featured image

Pelau

zucchini noodles with garlic in white bowl with red pepper flakes

Zucchini Noodles

Keep Cool

Smoothies, juices, cocktails and more, enjoy these drinks with the weather is warm outside.

pineapple margarita cocktail in a margarita glass with pineapple and cocktail umbrella as garnish with a small bowl of pineapple wedges on the side

cocktails

Pineapple margarita

Lavender syrup recipe ft

Syrup

Lavender

watermelon juice featured image angled view with ingredients on the side

juice

Watermelon lime

DIY recipes

homemade cashew milk

homemade turmeric powder

homemade rose water

Meet the author

Welcome! I’m Ros!

I’m a Trinidad-born and based food blogger exploring Trini cuisine and beyond.

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chia pudding

Enjoy healthy chia pudding recipes for breakfast that taste soo good!

Chocolate peanut butter chia pudding: vegan chia recipe

Chocolate peanut butter chia pudding

blueberry chia seed pudding in glasses with bronze spoons and blueberries on the side

Blueberry chia pudding

banana chia seed pudding recipe

Banana chia pudding

Ingredient Feature: Ginger

Ginger immunity shots

7 recipes

From pineapple ginger shots to turmeric and lemon ones, use these recipes to boost your morning wellness routine.

ginger turmeric shot recipe featured image