Barbados is not only known for great festivals but also for its great dishes. Some of the more popular bajan foods are:
Bread Pudding
Cassava Pone
Coconut Bread/Sweet Bread
Conkies
Coucou & Flying Fish
Pudding & Souse

2 1/2 cups of milk
2 eggs (slightly beaten)
4 slices of stale bread (cubed)
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of spice
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of raisins (seedless)
1/4 cup of cherries

Combine the milk and the eggs. Pour over the bread cubes and stir in the remaining ingredients. Pour into a round baking dish and place it in a shallow pan. Pour hot water into the pan until it is 1 inch deep. Bake at 350⁰F for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

1 pound of coconut (grated)
3 1/2 pounds of cassava flour
1/4 pound of plain flour
1 3/4 pounds of brown sugar
1/2 pound of margarine
1/4 pound of shortening
1/4 pound of cherries
1/4 pound of raisins (seedless)
12 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of spice
1 table spoon of mixed essence
1/2 cup of milk

Cut the cherries into small pieces and combine everything except the milk, margarine and shortening, in a large bowl with a large wooden spoon can be used. Melt the margarine and the shortening together and pour into the mixture along with the milk and mix. Continue mixing with the addition of small quantities of water until a moist mixture is achieved. Spoon the mixture into five 8 by 4 baking pans. Flatten the tops slightly with the back of a moist spoon and sprinkle some sugar on them. Bake at 300⁰F for 60 minutes of until a skewer comes out clean.

1 pound of coconut (grated)
1/4 pound of plain flour
1 3/4 pounds of brown sugar
1/2 pound of margarine
1/4 pound of shortening
1/4 pound of cherries
1/4 pound of raisins (seedless)
1/4 pound of mixed peel
12 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of spice
1 table spoon of mixed essence
1/2 cup of milk

Cut the cherries into small pieces and combine everything except the milk, margarine and shortening, in a large bowl with a large wooden spoon can be used. Melt the margarine and the shortening together and pour into the mixture along with the milk and mix. Continue mixing with the addition of small quantities of water until a moist mixture is achieved. Spoon the mixture into five 8 by 4 baking pans. Smooth the tops with the back of a moist spoon and sprinkle some sugar on them. Bake at 300⁰F for 60 minutes of until a skewer comes out clean.

green banana leaves
1 pound of sweet potatoes (grated)
1 pound of coconut (grated)
4 pounds of pumpkin (grated)
3 pounds of corn meal
1/8 pound of brown sugar
1/2 pound of plain flour
1/4 pound of cherries
1/4 pound of raisins (seedless)
1/2 pound of margarine
1/8 pound of shortening
1 tablespoon of mixed essence
1 teaspoon of spice
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg