The smell of nutmeg lingers as you visit Grenada’s gorgeous white sand beaches, verdant farms, and historical heritage while vacationing with us at Beachside Way. This renowned holiday vacation destination is called the Spice Island, and it offers a variety of unusual cuisines that delight foodies from all over the world.
Spices, like nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, bay leaf, clove, turmeric, thyme, and lemongrass grow abundantly on the island. Fruits and vegetables are abundant, with young coconuts, sweet potatoes, mangoes, and breadfruit providing flavor and nutrition to local cuisine.
Crab Back
The chef seasons the crabs cooks them, and then extracts the meat. Then they combine it with sweet peppers, onions, garlic, and breadcrumbs. Next, they stuff it back inside the cleaned crab shells and serve.
Sorrel drink
The sorrel drink is a traditional Christmas beverage derived from the Roselle plant. The Roselle plant is a hibiscus variety that produces a ruby red accessory fruit known as Sorrel in Grenada.
To make this Christmas drink, pluck the sorrel fruit, deseed it, and boil it with spices like ginger, cinnamon, and pimento berries (allspice).
A hot cup of Cocoa Tea
If you like hot chocolate, then try a cup of cocoa tea alongside baked goods. This warm morning beverage is full of flavor. Coco Tea is stronger than hot chocolate, once you add bay leaves and cinnamon added.
Bakes to start your day
With this full meal, you can start your day in Grenadian style. Preparations vary, but bakes are a sort of bread that can be baked in an oven or fried in hot oil. They’re normally made with flour, water, baking soda, and salt, but Dowe adds some people enjoy adding sugar or coconut milk for flavor.
It is traditional to serve this morning bread with souse-made saltfish. You boil [the salt fish] a couple of times, then strip it and add tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and some people even add a boiled egg.
Crab and callaloo
A savory dish made with dasheen bush cooked in a creamy coconut sauce with crab. The ideal side dish for a Sunday supper.
This delicious side dish is a must-have for any Grenadian Sunday supper when served with stew chicken, stew peas, macaroni pie, and, on occasion, coo-coo.
This is one of those slow-cooked dinners. It’s also a recipe that, despite its simple and basic components, can differ in flavor from cook to cook.
Roti
Roti is street food, the West Indian equivalent of the sandwich, an unleavened flatbread filled with a delicious curry stew, sometimes known as a ‘wrap roti’. Curry cooked low and slow over a charcoal fire with goat, lamb, chicken, or shellfish will remain hot all day, while the roti bread is fried at the last minute and stuffed to provide the curry equivalent of fast food.
Oildown: a taste of history.
Oildown is a must-have dish at any party. If you go to a festival or cultural gathering, you’re guaranteed to see this classic one-pot.
This tasty one-pot meal is typically served once a week or during island-wide Independence Day celebrations. Coconut milk, turmeric, breadfruit, and callaloo are the most important components, but you can add meat, seafood, or veggies.
Lambi or Conch
Warm, comforting, and full of flavor, Lambi (Conch pronounced ‘konk’) is a traditional Caribbean dish that’s both healthy and delicious. With every spoonful, this bowl of bliss will fill you with the taste of the islands, thanks to a warm blend of spices and delicate conch that adds a faint taste of the sea.
Conch meat has a firm texture and a mild, sweet flavor with a tinge of salinity, much like squid. Like most seafood, it has numerous health benefits! It contains plenty of lean protein, iron, and calcium, as well as vitamins E and B12.
Nutmeg Ice Cream
Grenada is one of the world’s top nutmeg importers, and the aromatic spice is utilized in a variety of local dishes. What better way to celebrate than by eating a refreshing nutmeg ice cream by the sea? The silky delight uses freshly ground nutmeg and heavy cream to create the ideal island dessert.
Pig Souse
Souse is a method by which Trinis pickle meat or trimmings, typically pig’s feet, cow tongue, chicken feet, and so on, by marinating them in water and seasoning them with onions, cucumbers, pepper, salt, and other ingredients. The procedure is easy and does not take long to complete. The marinating time is shorter than in some recipes, which require overnight marinating.
Curry Goat
Grenadian-style curry goat, made with locally grown herbs and spices, is a unique take on the popular Caribbean dish. Seasoned goat is caramelized in sugar before being cooked gently with onions, garlic, spicy pepper, and curry powder. It’s served with rice and flavorful garnishes like a lime pickle.
Carib Beer
CARIB Brewery (Grenada) Limited is more than just a familiar name in Grenada. Its brands are part of Grenada’s cultural and socioeconomic landscape, transcending age and social class. Over the years, the company has evolved into an outstanding corporate citizen. Its social responsibility footprint extends across the country by sponsoring a variety of social, cultural, sporting, and educational events, as well as community and environmental activities.
Grenada offers many delicious side dishes. These dishes include stewed pigeon peas, fried plantains, and steamed pumpkin. Locals also enjoy mannish waters, which is goat’s head soup, which includes various (exotic) parts of the goat, including its testicles.
While visiting Beachside Way in Grenada, you should try some fresh seafood here and there. Spiny lobster is a delicacy on the island, while the residents also like conch and octopus. Grenadian cuisine also includes fresh fish including snapper, marlin, and jacks.
The majority of Grenada’s meat recipes include hog, beef, goat, and even sheep. Grenadians enjoy eating their meat with a meal of steamed rice. Beans, steamed vegetables, and salad are all options for side dishes.
