5 Delicious Street Food To Try in Bahamas

Home to one of the most diverse habitats of marine wildlife in the world, The Bahamas has a huge variety of dishes that are hard to find anywhere else. Below is a list of 5 food dishes to try when visiting The Bahamas

* Cracked Conch

Cracked conch, also known as fried conch, is one of the many ways of serving conch in The Bahamas. In this variation, makers pound meat with a meat mallet to make it thin and tender before deep frying into nuggets. It is usually served with vegetables, dipping sauce, and French fries.

* Conch Fritters

Conch fritters are another meal derived from the meat of the conch snail. Different restaurants and people have different variations of this but generally speaking, fritter cookers pack conch into small balls, fry them, and serve them with a variety of different seasonings.

* Conch Salad

Conch salad, served as an appetizer or a meal, is the most popular way to serve conch in The Bahamas. Preparers take conch from its shell, remove its eyes, and clean the conch. Afterwards, they slice it into small pieces, mix with sliced green pepper, onion, and tomato, and place into a serving bowl.

* Fried Fish

Bahamian diets are heavily influenced by the wide variety of fish found there. Several restaurants serve fried fish, the most notable ones including fried snapper and grouper.

* Bahamian Stew Fish

Bahamian stew fish consists of a dark roux of spices, tomato, celery and onions served with a fish of your choice, usually grouper or snapper.