I'm going to eat at a Caribbean restaurant

[Marthe48]

I haven't eaten Caribbean food. If you were eating Caribbean (or Latino) food, what are some must have meals?
I'm going with my friend's sister, and she hasn't eaten there either. Food adventure
Thanks for any ideas!
I'm on my way to see my friend, will check in later

[PJMcK]

1. Great food!

Jerk chicken
Conch fritters
Ginger

There are many great choices. Be careful since some dishes are spicy. Enjoy!

[displacedvermoter]

2. Conch fritters, beans and rice.

Plantains, whatever fish they have on the menu.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Mofongo

[bullimiami]

4. Carribean food is so varied.

If you eat meat probably Oxtail.
Chicken. My favorite is Chicken in brown sauce.
Of course rice beans and plantains.

[Americanme]

5. Caribbean foods

Jerk pork, jerk chicken, ackee, callaloo, fried plantains, all very good.

[irisblue]

6. If oxtail& steamed cabbage is on the menu try thst IMO

Oxtail is like bone in beef stew that falls apart when you pick up your fork.
There is a local place half mile from me that I have gone to, & ordered that special 4 times this summer.

[Marthe48]

7. Thanks for the good ideas!

I saw mofango on their menu. I'm hoping for rice and beans. I don't mind spice at all.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Pernil, hands down

[Marthe48]

9. We went to the Caribbean place

It was cafeteria style, and my friend wanted sit down. So we went next door to an Italian place. I had a meatball sub, she had a meat and cheese sub. Tasted good, and we enjoyed a catch up
I'll get to try Caribbean one of these days.
Thanks for the ideas. I bookmarked the thread

[Retrograde]

10. Cuban? Jamaican? Puerto Rican?

The Caribbean has a varied history, with influences from the various colonizers, immigrants (voluntary and not), and the remaining natives.

For Cuban, Cristianos y Moros (black beans and rice) and ropa vieja. For Jamaican, jerk chicken, rice and peas, roti. I don't know enough about the other islands to comment. If fried plantains are on the menu definitely get those.

[Marthe48]

11. The restaurant adv as

Caribbean/Latino

I'm a little familiar with Jamacian recipes, not sure I've ever had an authentic meal.
Not sure what cuisine this one offered.

Anyway, I didn't get to eat there yesterday

[irisblue]

12. bummer