Food of Martinique
Martinican food is Creole, mixing French refinement with African, Indian and Caribbean roots. Colombo curry, accras, court-bouillon, boudin and fresh fish are staples, perfumed with thyme, chives and Scotch bonnet. Banana, pineapple and coconut are used in sweets.
Colombo
Pork curry with vegetables.
- Main dishes (7)
- Breakfast (1)
- Street food (2)
- Soups (1)
- Desserts and sweets (3)
- Drinks (2)
- Fruits and produce (4)
Staples
- fish
- rice
- sweet potato
- breadfruit
- saltfish
- pork
- banana
- coconut
Signature flavors
- colombo
- thyme
- chive
- scotch bonnet
- lime
- cloves
Main dishes
Pork curry with vegetables.
Key ingredients: pork, colombo, vegetables
Spiced fish stew.
Key ingredients: fish, tomatoFish poached in aromatic lime broth.
Key ingredients: fish, lime, thyme
Creole sausage.
Key ingredients: pork, herbsSmoked chicken.
Key ingredients: chickenFlour dumplings with bean stew.
Key ingredients: flour, beansRice side.
Key ingredients: riceBreakfast
Buttery loaf.
Key ingredients: flour, butterStreet food
Saltfish fritters.
Key ingredients: saltfish
Fried bread.
Key ingredients: flourSoups
Fish soup.
Key ingredients: fishDesserts and sweets
Coconut dessert.
Key ingredients: coconutSweet potato cake.
Key ingredients: sweet potatoCoconut tart.
Key ingredients: coconutDrinks
Lime and cane syrup.
Key ingredients: lime, cane syrupPassion fruit juice.
Key ingredients: passion fruitFruits and produce
Famous export.
Sweet.
Seasonal.
Staple.
More cuisines of Caribbean
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Poached halibut in a sesame court bouillon: snowpea&bokchoi, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Boudin3: Emmanuel Boutet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bokit au poulet 01: GrandCelinien, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Blanc-manger on glass platter: SKopp, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 14-QWSTION-BANANATEX-STRIPPING-LAUSCHSICHT: BANANATEX, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- കൈതച്ചക്ക: Suniltg at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mangos - single and halved: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Artocarpus altilis (fruit): Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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