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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha (including Gough Island). It had a population of 5,633 in 2016.

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Featured Dishes from Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Eggs

Eggs

Porridge

Porridge

Oat porridge, serve with, for example, dried fruit, nuts, fresh fruit

Apple pie

Apple pie

Apple turnover

Apple turnover

Triangle-shaped puff pastry filled with a sweet apple cinnamon mixture

Banoffee pie

Banoffee pie

Banana toffee pie with whipped cream

Boiled pudding

Boiled pudding

Brownies

Brownies

Most common are chocolate brownies, but variations include caramel, white chocolate, mint/grasshopper, peanut butter, marshmallows, Nutella, with fruit, cheesecake, candy bar, peppermint

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Caramel dumplings

Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake

Coconut cake

Coconut cake

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Coconut fingers

Sponge cake fingers covered in icing and shredded coconut

Coffee cake

Coffee cake

Cake with cinnamon streusel filling and topping

Custard

Custard

Sweet custard sauce for puddings, crumbles, pie

Doughnuts

Doughnuts

Fried dough, made into many different types of doughnuts, raised, glazed, bear claws, crullers, cream-filled, jelly-filled

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Duff

Éclair

Éclair

Oblong-shaped choux pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate

Eggless cake

Eggless cake

Cake that does not require eggs, butter or milk, created during times of war, severe economic downturns and rationing, many flavors, for example, chocolate, vanilla, carrot cake, raisin

Flapjack

Flapjack

Oat bar dessert, made with oats, butter, brown sugar, syrup

Fruit

Fruit

Fudge

Fudge

Gingerbread

Gingerbread

Cakes, breads and biscuits made with ginger and spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, from dense or airy cakes to crispy cookies

Ice cream

Ice cream

Plain, gorse, rum raisin

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Loquat and honey tart

Malva pudding

Malva pudding

Sponge cake with apricot jam, serve with custard and/or ice cream

Marshmallow

Marshmallow

Classic, chocolate

Melktert

Melktert

Egg custard tart

Muffin

Muffin

Cupcake-like bread, made with fruit, chocolate chips, nuts, oats

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Peaches in Carnation evaporated milk

Other fruit may also be used

Pumpkin fritters

Pumpkin fritters

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Pumpkin pudding

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Queen Elizabeth cake

Dark date cake with shredded coconut icing

Rock cake

Rock cake

Small round scone, may contain with dried fruit, sultanas

Simnel cake

Simnel cake

Fruit cake with almond paste, common during Easter

Tartlets

Tartlets

Small tarts, made with berries, chocolate, citrus, fruit, rhubarb, apples, butter tartlets

Arak

Arak

Banana wine

Banana wine

Beetroot wine

Beetroot wine

Carrot wine

Carrot wine

Cocktail

Cocktail

Mixed drink with alcohol, many types

Coffee

Coffee

Coffee beans are grown on Saint Helena Island

Gin and Tonic

Gin and Tonic

Mixed drink made with gin and tonic water

Ginger beer

Ginger beer

Gorse syrup

Gorse syrup

Sweet syrup made from gorse flower petals, gorse, also known as furze or ulex, is a thorny evergreen shrub

Guava juice

Guava juice

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Guava liqueur

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Jamestown Gin

Lemon squash

Lemon squash

Lemon beverage made with lemon rind, sugar, lemon juice

Lemon syrup

Lemon syrup

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Mango lemon cooler

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Midnight Mist

Milk

Milk

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Orange squash

Orange beverage made with orange rind, sugar, orange juice, a classic local drink made on Saint Helena

Pawpaw drink

Pawpaw drink

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Prickly pear punch

Soft drinks

Soft drinks

Tea

Tea

Tristan Island Brew

Tristan Island Brew

Brewed on the Isle of Man by Bushy's Ale of Man and infused with rubrum berries from Tristan da Cunha

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Tungi

A distilled alcohol made from the fruit of the prickly pear

White Lion Spiced Rum

White Lion Spiced Rum

Wine

Wine

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Baked stuffed tuna

Fish cakes or patties, made with shredded or minced tuna, potatoes, bacon, onion, thyme, parsley, spices

Barracuda

Barracuda

Beef

Beef

Steak, curry, burgers, rib roast, roast beef

Beef curry

Beef curry

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Bread and dance

Tomato paste sandwich

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Bullseye

Chicken

Chicken

Chicken curry

Chicken curry

Chutney

Chutney

Preserved fruits and vegetables made into relishes, dips, sauces

Conger eel

Conger eel

Corned beef hash

Corned beef hash

Corned beef with potatoes, onion, bell pepper

Crab

Crab

Fried crab, soup, steamed

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Do down

Duck

Duck

Fish

Fish

Fish burger

Fish burger

Fish cakes

Fish cakes

Spicy tuna fish cakes

Fish curry

Fish curry

Fish cooked in a sauce or gravy with spices

Fish in batter

Fish in batter

Battered and fried fish, serve with chips

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Fish mince

Minced fish, tuna mince, shark mince, curried mince sams

Fish soup

Fish soup

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Five fingers

Goat curry

Goat curry

Curried goat, serve with roti flatbread

Groundfish

Groundfish

Fish such as jack, soldier, bullseye, old wife, conger, cavalley

Haddock

Haddock

Hamburger

Hamburger

A ground beef patty between two buns, many toppings and variations, may also be made with bison, turkey, pork, portobello mushroom, vegetables

Hog roast

Hog roast

Whole hog cooked over a spit

Kokonda

Kokonda

Lamb

Lamb

Lobster curry

Lobster curry

Mackerel

Mackerel

Grilled, mackerel skins stuffed with mackerel fishcake mix

Mahi

Mahi

Mussel

Mussel

Mutton

Mutton

Chops, stuffed roast mutton, common during Christmas

Octopus

Octopus

Pizza

Pizza

Oven baked flat dough or crust topped with sauce, meat, cheese, vegetables, fruit, many different toppings, crust types and cooking styles

Plo

Plo

Mixed rice dish with meat, for example, chicken, beef, lamb, fish, bacon, oxtail, pigeon peas, potatoes, vegetables

Pork

Pork

Pork curry

Pork curry

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