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The soft flesh of a young coconut

Patois: A long time mi nuh nyam nuh coconut jelly
English: It’s been a long time since I ate coconut jelly

Goat Soup

Popular soup normally served at funerals, birthday parties or other large gatherings. This soup is considered to be aphrodisiac and consist primarily of goat meat as its main ingredient. The goats head, intestines and testicles are sometimes used.

Patois: Mi drink mannish water yesterday fi mi dinna
English: I drank goat soup yesterday for my dinner

Bok Choy

A type of Chinese cabbage

Patois: Mi mada always deh force mi fi nyam pap chow and the other green vegetable dem
English: My mother always force me to eat bok choy and the other green vegetables

Goat

Patois: Only jah know wah mek dem teif mi goat dem!
English: Only the lord knows why they stole my goats!

Tamarind

Patois: Mi cyan wait til a tambrin season
English: I can’t wait until it’s tamarind season