Bajan Cou-Cou and Flying Fish: The National Dish of Barbados
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Description
Cou-cou — a thick, polenta-like preparation of cornmeal and okra, served with steamed or fried flying fish in a Creole sauce — is the national dish of Barbados. The cou-cou technique parallels Italian polenta and West African fufu (it shares ancestry with both), while the flying fish reflects Barbados' unique marine geography — flying fish are abundant in Barbadian waters and have become the island's culinary symbol.
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—Italian polenta (cornmeal porridge — direct structural parallel), Ghanaian banku (corn-based starch dish served with fish and pepper sauce — the West African ancestor), East African ugali (stiff cornm
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