Food of Saint Martin
Saint Martin's cuisine marries French and Caribbean cooking. Fresh grilled lobster, colombo curry, accras and johnnycakes are common, along with French breads and pastries. Food is served beachside in friendly roadside lolos.
National dish
Colombo
Creole chicken curry.
Staples
- lobster
- fish
- rice
- saltfish
- coconut
- breadfruit
- plantain
- baguette
Signature flavors
- thyme
- colombo
- garlic
- lime
- scotch bonnet
Main dishes
Grilled lobster
Lobster with garlic butter.
Key ingredients: lobster, butterColombo de poulet
Creole chicken curry.
Key ingredients: chicken, colomboFresh grilled fish
Catch of the day.
Key ingredients: fish, limeRice and peas
Island rice.
Key ingredients: rice, peas
Callaloo
Greens stew.
Key ingredients: dasheenStewed saltfish
Salt cod in tomato.
Key ingredients: saltfish, tomatoStreet food
Accras
Saltfish fritters.
Key ingredients: saltfish
Johnnycakes
Fried bread.
Key ingredients: flour
Crepes
Sweet crepes.
Key ingredients: flour, eggsFull guide →Desserts and sweets
Coconut tart
Sweet.
Key ingredients: coconutFlan
Custard.
Key ingredients: eggs, milkFull guide →Drinks
Fresh juice
Tropical fruit.
Key ingredients: fruitCitron presse
Lemonade.
Key ingredients: lemonFruits and produce
Dish guides from Saint Martin
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About this page
Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
Photo credits
- Callaloo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/67276179@N08/, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Johnnycakes: Douglas Perkins, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Crepes dsc07085: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mangos - single and halved: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Carica papaya - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-029: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Annona muricata 1: Damien Boilley from suburbs of Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
