FOOD
Antigua and Barbuda, boasts a culinary repertoire that has been influenced by a diversity of cultures. Today, the traditional dishes contain a fusion of flavours taken from the indigenous people, the Africans, British, and others who have settled here over the centuries.
EAT LOCAL FOOD FUNGEE AND PEPPERPOT The national dish of Antigua and Barbuda. Fungee: A cornmeal dish similar to Italian polenta or African ugali. Pepperpot: A rich, thick, spicy stew made with spinach, okra, aubergine, and salted meat. DUCANA A sweet potato dumpling or pudding made with sweet potatoes, coconut, sugar, flour, coconut milk, raisons, ginger, and nutmeg. Ingredients are placed into a banana leaf and boiled in water. This sweet dish is usually served with savoury foods like stewed saltfish.
q HOME BREW HOT SAUCE The team at Homebrew, husband and wife Shasha and Ensly Smith and Shasha’s brother Deshawn Griffith, are taking the hot sauce industry by storm with their ‘Home Brew’ which won the Fire Pit Hot Sauce Competition at the Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism event Taste of Wadadli in 2022. So grab a bottle and have a taste... if you can handle it! Available at The Cork & Basket.
SEAFOOD Given its location, a variety of seafood like lobster, red snapper, and grouper are widely consumed, prepared in various ways such as grilled, fried, or stewed. q CONCH A marine mollusk that is often grilled, stewed, or added to soups. If you want to try something new conch might be for you. Available at various roadside stops and local restaurants in Antigua you can try conch chowder, conch fritters, conch salad, and even conch curries. Conch fritters are the most popular, a great snack, or side dish, deep fried to perfection.
p SALTFISH AND CHOP-UP
Saltfish: Salted codfish, sautéed with peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Chop-Up: A mixture of eggplant, spinach, and okra. Saltfish, Chop-Up and Fungee are usually eaten for breakfast in both Antigua, and her sister island Barbuda. ANTIGUAN BUTTER BREAD A dense and sweet bread, often served with cheese or butter. JOHNNY CAKES No Caribbean menu is complete without some Johnny Cakes! It is a fried or baked bread, made with cornmeal, sugar, salt, milk or water cooked on a griddle and typically accompanied by saltfish or ham. Try a few of these with your breakfast, or as a side with a light lunch
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