Bahamas

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  Nassau, New Providence Island

  The Bahamas: Just the name of these islands conjures a vacation-ready vibe. White sand, palm trees, umbrella cocktails, turquoise water everywhere you look—the whole nine yards. But what about food? The average visitor would be hard-pressed, we’d venture, to name even one Bahamian dish (Bahama mama cocktails don’t count!). And yet, like elsewhere in the Caribbean, there’s a wealth of traditional food to explore here, from the locally beloved, African-descended peas-and-rice to the ubiquitous conch in its many iterations and curry chicken, a legacy of 325 years of British rule (independence was achieved in 1973). True, you’ll find only a handful of these foods at your resort, so this is just another reason to explore outside those walls (another one: more beaches). Take a jitney, take this guide, and take a chance on meeting a Bahamas you’ve never seen—or tasted—before.

  The Bahamas: Just the name of these islands conjures a vacation-ready vibe. White sand, palm trees, umbrella cocktails, turquoise water everywhere you look—the whole nine yards. But what about food? The average visitor would be hard-pressed, we’d venture, to name even one Bahamian dish (Bahama mama cocktails don’t count!). And yet, like elsewhere in the Caribbean, there’s a wealth of…   Read more

   

  Find local foods in Nassau, New Providence Island.

  Conch salad

  Peas and rice, steamed meats

  Guava duff

  Curry chicken

  Conch fritters

• User Content

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  Lobster

  Little Exuma
  kmhndz
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  Curry chicken

  Nassau
  lsr
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  Conch patty

  Nassau
  lsr
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  Bahama Mama

  Nassau
  lsr

• Blog Posts

• In the Bahamas, to Conch or Not to Conch?

  It’s a famously overexploited, not quite endangered, species. But when conch is on every menu in town, there’s got to be a ton of ’em, right? A look at that beloved Caribbean mollusk, the queen conch—and how to help protect…   Read more