The food is delish! Saltfish and breadfruit are the national dish. Lots of 'roti' and 'pelou' too...same names but not the same as the Indian versions. Pelou is rice fried with pieces of meat, which gets it's brown coloring from brown sugar that has been carmelized. Roti is usually pelou, potatoes or 'chunks' (soy cubes) wrapped in a thin whole wheat tortilla (see photo). Also have KFC on every corner! Thankfully, this is balanced by 'Ital' places ...Rasta run eateries serving only 'vitals' (healthy, veggie fare) that make it easy to go meatless here. The photo is from "Ras-ital", with fresh sorrel and passionfruit juice to top off lunch:) Sorry, it's half eaten....we were hungry.
As for the culture....
The thing that stands out is that church is very much in season. My landlord went to church 5 times last week. He asked if I wanted to join, but I said I would wait awhile since he had gone enough for both of us. It is also VERY Old Testament here (i.e. eye for an eye). The main churches seem to be Evangelical, Pentecostal, Apostolic, Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and Seventh Day. As we say here (at any/every event/opportunity!), in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
