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CARIBBEAN
Barbados
Triplandio Barbados guide covers 4 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 16 self-guided walking tours in Barbados with 43 POI, spanning 35.5 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Barbados
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Barbados
Tourists
966K/y
GDP/cap
$28.4k
Life Exp
76.3 yrs
Population
282.6K
Currency
BBD Bds$
Language
English
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Barbados
Local Flavours of Barbados — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Main course
Meat
Jug Jug
juhg-juhg
· Peas and guinea corn meal
Pork-based dish with guinea corn meal and gungo peas.
Side
Vegetarian
Rice and Peas
ryce and peez
· Seasoned rice with pigeon peas
Flavored rice cooked with pigeon peas and spices.
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Main course
Meat
Pudding and Souse
puh-ding and sows
· Steamed sweet potato and pickled pork
Spiced pork with steamed sweet potato pudding.
Main course
Meat
Pepperpot
pep-er-pot
· Stew with meats and spices
Spicy meat stew with a blend of island spices.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Cou Cou and Flying Fish
koo-koo and flying fish
· Cornmeal and fried fish
A savory dish of cornmeal cooked with okra, served with seasoned flying fish.