Barbados · National Dish Recipes

Barbados

The national dish of Barbados is cou-cou with flying fish, smooth cornmeal-and-okra mash beside seasoned flying fish. Cook it yourself with our step-by-step Bajan Cou-Cou recipe, then explore all 116 authentic Barbadian recipes below.

The Most Famous Barbadian Dishes

  1. Cou-cou with flying fish

    Cou-Cou is cornmeal and okra cooked into a firm, glossy mound, and it is half of Barbados's national dish. The other half is flying fish. On its own cou-cou is deliberately plain; …

What is the national dish of Barbados?

The national dish of Barbados is cou-cou with flying fish, smooth cornmeal-and-okra mash beside seasoned flying fish. You will find a step-by-step recipe for it on this page, alongside 115 more authentic Barbadian recipes.

What food is Barbados famous for?

Barbados's most famous dish is cou-cou with flying fish. This page collects 116 authentic Barbadian recipes, from everyday classics to festive specialities.