Caribbean Chinese Cuisine - Staples

Staples

The menus of Caribbean Chinese restaurants are greatly affected by whether or not the restaurant identifies with a specific Caribbean nation or not. Dishes from nation-specific restaurants are often variations on local specialities, in addition to more widely-known food items:

• Cha Chee Kai — Crispy Chicken with Skin in sauce.
• Chicken-in-the-Rough — Fried rice with Chinese style fried chicken on the side.
• Jerk Chow Mein — Jerk Pork or Chicken fried with mixed vegetables, soft egg noodles, and sauce.
• Curried Duck Roti — Potatoes and Duck in a curry sauce, rolled in a flakey flatbread.
• Bangamary Ding — Fried bangamary tossed with cashews and mixed vegetables.
• Char Siu Pork Dhalpouri — Chinese pork, peas, onions and geerah (cumin) rolled in a Roti.