Caribbean

In Brigid Washington's home country of Trinidad and Tobago, this garlicky eggplant dish, known colloquially as baigan or melongene, isn’t considered a recipe because all it requires is a low flame, a handful of garlic cloves, a generous dash of curry powder, and eggplant.

A fast, satisfying way to make eggplant taste delicious.

Spoon-tender meat, silky beans, and sweet, sticky rice give this Jamaican dish the equivalent feel of a “warm hug,” according to chef Kwame Onwuachi.

This zippy chile-and-garlic-packed Cuban sauce is often used to marinate slow-roasted pork, but we’d be happy putting it on just about everything. If you’re spice sensitive, split the chiles in half lengthwise and remove the seeds; they hold much of the heat.

These delectable flaky pastries can be found at street vendors and restaurants in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean, but they’re fun to make at home as a snack or appetizer. 

We took inspiration from picadillo, a saucy spiced ground meat dish packed with flavor, and thought, Why not give tofu a similar treatment?

This deeply flavorful Puerto Rican rice dish is to pernil as stuffing is to turkey—a holiday meal wouldn’t be the same without it. 

Get ready to fill your home with the mouthwatering scent of this super tender, super satisfying holiday centerpiece. 

Duck has an unfair reputation for being fussy, but not this sticky-spiced, finger-licking-good version.

Almost a year after Hurricane Maria, San Juan's Lote 23 has become a support network and a gathering place.

It's known as the Jamaican A1, and I was raised on it.

The microbiologist-turned-cheesemonger is the founder of Vaca Negra.

Von Diaz, author of Coconuts & Collards, on breaking stereotypes about her island’s food.

Cancel your plans, make this instead.

Here's how to get that deep caramelization and custardy interior.

The classic Cuban braise that definitely requires a side of maduros and beans.

Give us all of the Cubanos.

Yes, you can serve this in a punch bowl if you don't have any coconut shells lying around!

Green mangoes would be ideal, but slightly unripe mangoes are an imperfect but successful substitute.

Classic jerk chicken is grilled over pimento wood. If you don't happen to own any, hardwood or briquettes will have to do.

If you opt for canned instead of dried beans in this recipe, they won’t be quite as creamy, but you’ll save yourself some time.

You can do the first fry ahead of time, then soak the plantains in garlic water, dry, and hold at room temperature until closer to mealtime.

We took the traditional Jamaican jerk spice and…simplified it. Before you call the authenticity police, give it a try on roast chicken legs.

This classic Caribbean cocktail combines crushed ice with spirits and citrus, "swizzled" into something between a julep and a grown-up snow cone. Frosty and tropical, it's the quickest way to channel island time.