Authentic Barbados Street Food | Eat Like the Locals (And Chefette)

[@oldFltAttndnt]

Hey Phil. Great video as always. The scenery looked amazing. When you were eating the cutters, I thought you were next to " The River Sow" in Stafford !!😂😂 Greetings from a wet LA.

[@mygreygapyear]

😂😂😂 thanks for your comment, oddly I wasn't the least bit homesick when I was on Barbados.

[@user-yx4ok7oe6d]

😅😅😅 Can't believe we have to go home. My wife and i said those words after visiting Barbados. ❤it.

[@mygreygapyear]

I didn't even really know I'd said that until I saw the footage, I was blown away by Barbados. I hope you had a great trip.

[@objectiveobserver4278]

Surfside restaurant and bar in Hometown in St. James Parrish was awesome when I was there. It was one of the few places that had a really good burger and fries. Couple that with a cold Banks, outdoor dining on the sand and a sunset on the gold coast, you cannot get anything better. Watch the sunset and you might also a cruise ship all decked out her lights coming into or leaving from the deep water harbour in Bridgetown.

[@objectiveobserver4278]

Holetown. Don't you just love auto correct?

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, it reminded me that a recommendation to go to Surfside was the reason for my visit to Holetown, unfortunately it was closed when I was there at the end of September 2023.

[@RelaxingGamer]

Cool video brother I really enjoyed it thanks.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated.

[@logibearlifts3454]

Love this video, just watch the hotel review which was great, but your food reviews are great. I am big chap so seeing where I can enjoy it awesome. Keep it up dude

[@mygreygapyear]

I think you'll have a great holiday, they're not shy on portions

[@red.guevarra]

I can definitely dig into Barbadian cuisine. Love those ingredients! Poooke!!!

[@mygreygapyear]

The food there was some of the best I've eaten around the world.

[@glynegreaves9839]

Hi can you recall the name of the place you bought the pudding and souse.

[@cundallthepieman]

great video, i love Barbados, good milage reward trip from Manchester for last minute, they often have space. You went to many places that i have been too, i find Barbados affordable if your careful, but you can easily spend a fortune if your not careful. local rum shacks it only costs about £1.30 a beer if you buy 4 at a time.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you for your kind comment, I agree with you that, if you're careful, you can have the holiday of a lifetime on Barbados without breaking the bank

[@Emmahaswanderlust]

Ahhh this is great! I'm always tempted by Barbados because of the flights from MAN, but have always held off because I've been unsure about where you tend to eat etc so this was a great insight! Thanks :)

[@mygreygapyear]

Keep saving those points Emma, if you fly first from Manchester you get to use the Concorde Room in both directions 😊

[@remiem-iw7uk]

Once you land ask any local where we get normal Bajan food. We don't bite! 😊

[@mygreygapyear]

@@remiem-iw7uk Maybe I'll make a Barbados food as recommended by locals next time I'm there :)

[@hortenceniles6316]

Really enjoying your videos with all of that delicious food my mouth is watering Keep having fun and enjoy my Island Barbados ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@mygreygapyear]

Getting a lot of locals enjoying this video, you are quite rightly proud of your island and its food. I was made very welcome on Barbados and hope to return someday. Thanks Phil

[@Venofm]

Bajan- say it like Bay Jan , but it’s lowkey funny I am from Barbados and I like that you showed off the country, also for the rum punch he said angostura bitters

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you for letting me know, I am hoping to be lucky enough to head out to Barbados again in the future so I can correct that error 😊

[@canar7]

I really enjoyed your video, the way you presented each type of food. I miss Barbados.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your kind comment, I miss Barbados too, I must have caught myself saying it endlessly... I really didn't want to go home.

[@andrewlowe3422]

You hit some of my favorite places but you also missed a few Yelluh Meat Breadfruit Bowl's are delicious, Indian Grill make Roti as delicious as Lisa, Sister Sandra fish fry makes incredibly tasty fried fish , Delicious Doubles makes doubles similar to Lisa, RA Mapp makes delicious local BBQ chicken.I've been to Barbados many times.

[@mygreygapyear]

For some reason Sister Sandra Fish Fry sounds familiar, I do hope to be there again and your suggestions will make it all the better. Thank you, Phil

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comments, if I get the chance to go I'm going to need to go through the comments and hit up all these amazing places.

[@Trigger1973]

Hi Phil, some of the food looks amazing, and the weather looks hot. where did you stay in Barbados, assuming this was B&B or self catering and would you recommend ? Many thanks

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I stayed at the Rostrevor on St Lawrence Gap, everything you need and nothing you don't. I would recommend it if you're looking for clean and comfortable accommodation without spending a fortune. I was there in September which is one of the warmer months but traditionally wetter, although I got hardly any rain.

[@skyrider828]

Wow I stayed there 50 years ago and 63 years ago I lived on the site in half of an old wooden bungalow before Rostrevor was built@@mygreygapyear

[@mygreygapyear]

@skyrider828 that must have been one amazing experience with the beach and the ocean right there. If you have any old photos available I would love to see them.

[@halfpintawhelks]

Beautiful island, I see you also met the one eyed man 😂

[@jim___5648]

Great video on my favorite island! Best burger choices I have found is Mojo's down by the Coral Mist!

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for the tip, I hope to get back there one day, but I'll probably abandon the hope of a good burger and stick to seafood and macaroni pie 😀

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

MOJO'S burgers are fresh--not frozen patties....Yes they are best on the island. I think they use Canadian beef but not 100% on that

[@mygreygapyear]

@@michaelbeerbados3291 Another thumbs up for Mojos. Thanks

[@annettecaitlyn1058]

If you want to try a good burger try "Chicken Barn" or "Mojos" For some reallly good pudding & souse try Golden Sands hotel on Saturday

[@mygreygapyear]

Excellent, thank you for the tip. I tried two burgers and they were both pretty poor and just decided this was the holiday for seafood 😀

[@remiem-iw7uk]

We ran McDonalds out in 1990 or 1991! Chefette burgers used to be better. Next time try Dreadhop Beer; a young artisanal brewery just outside Oistins. Mauby is an aquired taste for many visitors. It's bittersweet in flavour and available most places as bottled drink, and in shops as bitters or syrup. When ordering souse, one can request lean meat only and avoid gristle. In terms of breads: Try "leadpipe" - a long skinny type of sweetbread, and "Great cake" aka "Dark cake" more akin to a fruit pudding than regular cake in texture and made mainly of fruit that's soaked in rum for a minimum of a few weeks usually but even months! More rum is added in during mixing. It is then soaked in rum after baking to keep it moist. Can keep for weeks unrefrigerated. VERY rich flavour and can get fllks drunk due to being soaked, so a thin slice to get you acclimated may be wise. NB: Not to be confused with the more doughy or cakey versions like Tortuga brand! National Dish: Cou-cou ( say coo-coo ) & Flying Fish. A polenta like ( if you're Hispanic ) or like Ghanaian "Bankoo" cornmeal dish made with okras and accompanied by a sauce ( gravy ) and Flying fish steamed with onions herbs etc. and pickled cucumber. If not flying fish, then dolphin, salt fish ( salted cod ) gravy or other fish may be used. Folks also eat Cou-cou with various stewed meats: lamb, beef, pork etc. NB: Cou-cou versions are also made from green ( unripe ) cooking bananas - much thinner than the sweet types many eat. OR, breadfruit cou-cou - peeled and boiled breadfruit with onion and thyme & which is then lightly seasoned with salt. Both alternatives are usually lathered with a sauce ( gravy ) and served along with pickled cucumber. Root crops like sweet potato yam and Cassava are widely eaten by Bajans. Bajan soup: May contain chicken, lamb, beef, cow heel, pork bone or fish along with starchy crops like sweet potato, eddoe, yam, breadfruit, cassava, English/Irish potato and pumpkins, squash, garlic, ginger, celery, onions herbs - esp thyme, hot pepper, split peas or lentils, sometimes black eyed peas - typically whatever meat or veg is knocking around. Accompanied with unleavened flour dumplings boiled in the soup. A very thick consistency and not creamed.❤ "Breadfruit Creole"/ Creole Breadfruit. - Peeled, boiled and diced breadfruit slathered in a delicious sauce of sauteed onion, garlic, tomato, butter, herbs, sweet pepper, black or white pepper, a dash of paprika optionally and esten or slathered in the sause, sprinklrd with grated cheddar and baked for a few mins - just to melt the cheese.❤ "Bakes" - Fried spiced and sweetened batter fried as per fishcakes. Often eaten along with fiahcakes and a common breakfast or snack staple. NB: "Muffins" are large bakes essentially as opposed to the cakey muffins. ❤ "Fritters" - A spiced, sweetened batter typically containing pumpkin or plantain - a member of the banana family and with a touch of baking powder optionally to lighten. Fried to perfection. NOT thick and doughy like a bake or fishcake. Sweets: Sugarcake - grated coconut boiled in sugar and sometimes with other flavourings like ginger, molasses, mint. Nutcake - peanuts raw or roasred and boiled down in sugar to a sort of form caramel rasting fudge then dropped on a sheet free form to cool and harden. "Glassy" - a burnt sugar sweet so is bittersweet in taste, hard and glassy looking. Not as sweet: Cassava pone - Cassava aka manioc/ yucca / tapioca is a starchy root. It is peeled and grated then mixed into a batter with spices, sugar a bit of butter and baked. ❤ May be made from cornmeal also. So much more but come on back. Can't type all here! Cheers!

[@mygreygapyear]

That is possibly the most fantastic comment in the history of Grey Gap Year. Now I have to come back and try all the amazing food you've listed. I think I'll need two weeks to get through it all, but I'm nothing if not dedicated. Breadfruit Creole sounds totally awesome, I can't wait to get back there, Thanks Phil

[@chrisbennett6260]

enjoyed the video watching from tottenham north London

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you Chris, I'm glad you liked it 😊

[@destinyblunte7775]

Heyy.. try saying "bay-jan" instead of "bah-jan" .. thts the proper pronunciation ❤ thank you for visiting my island

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you, yeah, I'm pretty embarrassed about that, I'll have to visit again, make some more videos and get it right, your island truly is paradise.

[@dawncumberbatch7062]

That inaudible is Angostura bitters.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks, I totally loved my time on Barbados and especially the rum punch.

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

They all say they have the best Mac Pie on the island. There are definitely variations. I like the ones that have some HEAT in them. And BTW -The best doubles on the island are at the stand just east of the bandstand on the main road at Oistins. The best full meals are at UNCLE GEORGE'S !!

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, Uncle Georges (on the main Fish Fry) was packed and I couldn't get a seat, but I do hope that one day I am lucky enough to get to go back 😊

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

@@mygreygapyear Some of the best food is from the vans that the local ladies run. They feed tons of locals and workers but the tourists who know gobble their food too !! Huge chicken or fish portion with mac pie and salad or rice -25 bajan.

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

usually at a bus stop or beach parking lot

[@mygreygapyear]

@@michaelbeerbados3291 Thanks Michael, the tips are much appreciated

[@ラーメンのボス]

Black people stealing our Indo-Trinidadian doubles 😡

[@honeybee9705]

It’s not pronounced Barjan -that was funny. It’s pronounced bay - as in sitting on the dock and jan - as in the month. The inaudible ingredient was angostura bitters. Chefette - that was fighting talk that you put out. You missed out the drinks sorrel and mauby - the latter is ❤ but perhaps an acquired taste.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I didn't see any mauby for sale or people drinking it in just regular places, thanks for letting me know about the bitters being the missing ingredient. I heard strawberry the first time I heard it and then I just couldn't unhear it 😊

[@keeasky]

🇧🇧🇧🇧

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for your comment, I'm in my fifties so you'll have to translate the acronym 😀

[@JohnHunterUK]

❤

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you

[@tobiekoster8236]

There is only one thing to order at Chefette: The glorious Broasted Chicken Sandwich! The fries suck tho 😊

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for the tip, so many people have a Chefette favourite, but never the burger.

[@SarahPLayne]

you don't go to cheffette for Burgers.. you go for the CHICKEN period... go into St. Lawrence Gap and find Gap Burger in front of Rostrevor hotel and get a great burger.. and Bajan is pronouced.. BAYjan.. (hard j, not soft). and Rum punch doesn't have Orange Juice In it. looks like you enjoyed your stay. .may other places to eat on the island.

[@mygreygapyear]

I think I found that the hard way, I did have a gap burger, it was just in front of my hotel. I had the best holiday on Barbados, beautiful country.

[@SarahPLayne]

@@mygreygapyear Great that you had the Gap Burger!!!

[@ailse491]

It’s pronounced ( bay jan) thx for video

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks for letting me know, much appreciated #embarrassed

[@notinonit]

nice

[@mygreygapyear]

Thanks 😊

[@D4ni9444]

The inaudible ingredient is Angostura Bitters

[@mygreygapyear]

Ah, that's wonderful, thank you. I'm looking forward to summer Barbeques in the UK with Macaroni Pie and Rum Punch for all :)

[@SurfSnowMusicLife]

Authentic Bajan Street Food Revealed...proceeds to Chefette for a burger! 🤦‍♂

[@mygreygapyear]

Fair point, title and description updated :)

[@dawncumberbatch7062]

Dont say BaHjan ever again!!!l Pronounced like Bay Jun... you're welcome ❤

[@mygreygapyear]

No, I won't, I'm sorry. I have form for mis-pronouncing things too 😊

[@spiritandlife]

The inaudible words were “Angosturas bitters”, basically Barbadians put it in most drinks..

[@spiritandlife]

And if you are going to cheffette, the best thing in there is a chicken roti IMO. Never had a burger.

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you, I'm looking forward to making large jugs of rum punch this summer, and regarding Cheffette and burgers, I just think avoiding burgers is the best advice. There is so much amazing food on the island, why waste an appetite on it.

[@ラーメンのボス]

Barbadians steal so much Trinidadian food my my. Especially Indian Trini food. You do know, us Indo Trinis, we do not like blacks.

[@mikeymike1854]

Strange video,editing is TERRIBLE

[@mygreygapyear]

Thank you for your feedback, as you can tell I'm self taught, if you have some hints and tips I'd be very grateful.