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The Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, gleam with George Town as its capital, a financial powerhouse of banks and coral-ringed shores like Seven Mile Beach. Known for stingrays, diving, and tax-free allure, its economy excels in offshore finance, tourism, and real estate, drawing global elites. Its crystal waters and quiet wealth hum. The Caymans’ polished paradise shines.

Featured Dishes from Cayman Islands

Ackee and saltfish

Ackee and saltfish

Ackee fruit and salt cod are sauteed with scotch bonnet peppers, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic and spices

Bakes

Bakes

Fried dough, eaten by itself, with butter, salt fish buljol (spicy codfish salad), vegetables, smoked herring

Bammy

Bammy

Flatbread made with cassava and coconut, commonly pan-fried, toasted, steamed

Cocoa tea

Cocoa tea

Hot chocolate with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves

Saltfish

Saltfish

Black cake

Black cake

Spiced fruit cake with rum

Coconut drops

Coconut drops

Coconut confections or cookies, commonly made with coconut meat, brown sugar, ginger, vanilla, dried fruit, spices

Coconut pie

Coconut pie

Cornmeal pudding

Cornmeal pudding

Firm pudding with a sweet coconut custard topping

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Currants roll

Currants roll

Rolled pastry with a sweet currant filling

Heavy cake

Heavy cake

A dense cake made with grated cassava, coconut milk, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, spices, can also be made with breadfruit, cornmeal or yams,

Peppermint candy

Peppermint candy

Peppermint candy is a traditional sweet made by boiling sugar, water, and lime, then cooling and pulling the mixture to create a chewy texture. It is often flavored with peppermint oil and is a popular treat in the region.

Rum cake

Rum cake

19-81

19-81

Caybrew

Caybrew

Cocoa tea

Cocoa tea

Hot chocolate with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves

Coconut water

Coconut water

Fruit juice

Fruit juice

Fruit punch

Fruit punch

Fruit drink made with orange juice, pineapple juice, grenadine

Ginger beer

Ginger beer

Mauby

Mauby

Traditionally, a fermented beverage made from the bark of the mauby tree, though in recent years may also refer to commercial, carbonated soft drinks of the same name, concentrated mauby syrup may also be purchased to make the drink at home

Mudslide

Mudslide

Mixed drink made with vodka, Kahlua coffee liqueur and Bailey's Irish Cream

Rum Punch

Rum Punch

Cocktail made with rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, grenadine

Seven Fathoms rum

Seven Fathoms rum

Smoothie

Smoothie

Blended fruit drinks made with fruit such as mango, banana and strawberry, mixed berries, banana, coconut, guava, passionfruit, pineapple, strawberry, watermelon

Swanky

Swanky

Mixed drink made with rum, lime juice, brown sugar simple syrup

Tortuga Rum

Tortuga Rum

Ackee and saltfish

Ackee and saltfish

Ackee fruit and salt cod are sauteed with scotch bonnet peppers, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic and spices

Barbecue chicken

Barbecue chicken

Grilled chicken

Beef lasagna

Beef lasagna

Layered pasta, tomato sauce, meat and cheese

Brown stew fish

Brown stew fish

Fish in a spicy sauce with tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, garlic, scotch bonnet peppers, red snapper is common, but many other fish are also used

Bully beef

Bully beef

Canned corned beef, used to make many dishes, for example, bullly beef sandwiches, corn beef and cabbage (bully beef and cabbage), bully beef and rice

Callaloo

Callaloo

Stewed greens with meat, saltfish, seafood, okra, tomatoes, onions, also refers simply to steamed callaloo greens

Cayman style beef

Cayman style beef

Slow-cooked and shredded beef and vegetables with scotch bonnet peppers, serve with, for example, yams, sweet potatoes, beans and rice, breadfruit, cassava, common during Christmas

Ceviche

Ceviche

Raw fish, seafood, conch, shrimp, in citrus juice and seasonings

Chicken stew

Chicken stew

Chicken stewed with, for example, vegetables, potatoes, spices

Coconut shrimp

Coconut shrimp

Conch

Conch

Stew, chowder, ceviche, salad, fritters, grilled, curry, steak

Conch chowder

Conch chowder

Tomato-based chowder made with ground conch meat

Conch stew

Conch stew

Conch soup and conch chowder are soup dishes made with conch that are traditional in various Caribbean island cuisines as well as the cuisine of Honduras. Conch chowder is also a traditional food of the Florida Keys.

Crab

Crab

Cracked conch

Cracked conch

Pounded and tenderized (i.e., 'cracked') conch, dipped in batter and fried, serve with lime juice, goat pepper sauce, peas and rice

Curry chicken

Curry chicken

Curry goat

Curry goat

Escovitch

Escovitch

Lightly pan-fried or poached fish topped with a pickling sauce of onions, scotch bonnet peppers, pimento peppers, carrots, bell peppers in vinegar

Fish

Fish

Ceviche, grilled, pan-fried, stew, salad, fritters

Fish taco

Fish taco

Fish tacos originated in Baja California in Mexico, where they consist of grilled or fried fish, lettuce or cabbage, pico de gallo, and a sour cream or citrus/mayonnaise sauce, all placed on top of a corn or flour tortilla. In the United States, they were first popularized by the Rubio's fast-food chain, and remain most popular in California, Colorado, and Washington. In California, they are often found at street vendors, and a regional variation is to serve them with cabbage and coleslaw dressing on top.

Fish tea

Fish tea

A spicy broth-like fish soup, made with with fish, vegetables, green bananas, potatoes or tubers, chili peppers

Fried crab

Fried crab

Crab meat stir fried with onions and scotch bonnet peppers

Fried fish

Fried fish

Pan-fried fish fillets or a whole fish, though may also be deep-fried, serve with rice and beans, salad, johnnycake

Goat stew

Goat stew

Stewed goat, commonly made with goat heads and feet

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtle

Meat from green sea turtles, most turtle meat now comes from the Cayman Turtle Farm and it is used for soups, burgers, steaks, stews

Grouper

Grouper

Jerk chicken

Jerk chicken

Seasoned and grilled chicken, serve with jerk sauce, rice, peas and slaw

Jerk pork

Jerk pork

Seasoned/marinated pork, then grilled, roasted

Lionfish

Lionfish

Mackerel

Mackerel

Mahi-mahi

Mahi-mahi

Mannish water

Mannish water

Goat stew, made with goat head, hooves, tripe, offal

Marlin

Marlin

Moros y Cristianos

Moros y Cristianos

Black beans and rice

Octopus

Octopus

Oxtail stew

Oxtail stew

Patties

Patties

Moon-shaped meat pies filled with saltfish, beef, chicken, pork, curry, callaloo, vegetables

Pepper steak

Pepper steak

Stir fried steak, onions, bell peppers, scotch bonnet peppers

Prawn

Prawn

Pumpkin soup

Pumpkin soup

Soup made with pumpkin, may also contain meat, beans, vegetables, dumplings, cream of pumpkin soup

Red bean soup

Red bean soup

Soup made with pork, ham, pig tails, turkey neck, tomatoes, spices

Rice and peas

Rice and peas

Roti

Roti

Flatbread, may be filled with ingredients such as beef, dal puri, curry, goat, chicken, pumpkin, vegetable, lamb, lambi (conch), pork, seafood

Rundown

Rundown

Fish, seafood or salt beef stew made with coconut milk, root vegetables, chayote (cho-cho), green bananas, plantains, breadfruit, dumplings, chili peppers

Salt beef and beans

Salt beef and beans

Corned beef and beans

Saltfish

Saltfish

Seafood

Seafood

Shrimp curry

Shrimp curry

Snapper

Snapper

Snapper fish belong to the family Lutjanidae, which includes about 113 species, primarily found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are known for their sweet, mild flavor and are popular as a food fish, with the red snapper being one of the most recognized types.

Souse

Souse

A spicy meat and vegetable soup with lime juice, made with a variety of meats, for example, pork, chicken feet, oxtail, sheep's tongue, pig's feet, conch, also refers to a head cheese by the same name

Spiny lobster

Spiny lobster

Steamed fish

Steamed fish

Whole fish or filets, commonly snapper, scored on the sides, seasoned and cooked in fish stock with vegetables, scotch bonnet peppers

Stew pork

Stew pork

Slow-cooked pork and vegetable stew

Tuna

Tuna

Turtle stew

Turtle stew

Wahoo

Wahoo

Wahoo, also known as Acanthocybium solandri, queenfish or ono in Hawaii, is a fast-swimming game fish found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. It is prized for its delicate, mild-flavored flesh and is popular among sport fishermen.

Whelk

Whelk

Bakes

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bakes

Fried dough, eaten by itself, with butter, salt fish buljol (spicy codfish salad), vegetables, smoked herring

Bammy

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bammy

Flatbread made with cassava and coconut, commonly pan-fried, toasted, steamed

Breadfruit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Breadfruit

Baked, boiled, fried, grilled, roasted, casserole, pie, stews, pudding (dessert), punch

Cassava

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cassava

Coco bread

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Coco bread

Coconut-flavored bread or rolls, made with coconut milk

Coconut rice

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Coconut rice

Coleslaw

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Coleslaw

Conch fritters

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Conch fritters

Spicy, savory fritters made with ground conch meat, serve with Calypso sauce

Dumplings

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Dumplings

Dumplings are prepared in many ways, for example, boiled, fried, in soups and stews, and using many different ingredients such as flour, cassava, coconut, cornmeal

Festival

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Festival

Elongated cornmeal fritters

Fish tea

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fish tea

A spicy broth-like fish soup, made with with fish, vegetables, green bananas, potatoes or tubers, chili peppers

French fries

Side, Snack, Appetizer

French fries

Deep-fried french-cut potatoes

Fried plantains

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fried plantains

Plantain chips, banana chips

Fruit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fruit

Avocado, bananas, breadfruit, coconuts, grapefruit, lemons, limes, mangoes (more than 40 varieties), oranges, pineapples, plantains, Spanish lime (guinep)

Johnnycake

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Johnnycake

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