An initiative by the Emblems Committee in Dominica will soon give Dominica an official national dish.
Over the years, by general consensus, Mountain Chicken or Crapaud, has been recognized as Dominica’s national dish but this was never officially documented.
The Crapaud has been in rapid decline in recent years due to disease and has been protected by law since 2002. Many see this as an opportune time to seek an officially documented national dish.
Chairperson of the Committee, Jacintha Bannis, told Dominica News Online that although the island has a variety of documented national emblems including a song, prayer, bird, tree and flag, the national dish is missing.
She said the committee has started a drive to get ideas for the dish. “We have started a drive to educate the public on the signs and symbols and solicit from them ideas for the national dish,” she stated.
Bannis pointed out that thus far, responses from the public have been forthcoming and Dominicans will soon be called upon to vote on what they would like to have as a national dish.
She explained that the voting process will be done via the radio and individuals will be allowed to call in and vote for one of the top three suggestions.
She indicated that the three most frequent suggestions thus far are callalou, sancoche and broth.
“We are looking for a dish that is popular, well-liked by all ages and is simple to cook. We want a dish that is unique to Dominica and is usually cooked in households, restaurants and hotels. It should be something that persons visiting Dominica want to come and taste,” Bannis explained.
According to her the dish has to be approved by Cabinet and she is looking forward to it being announced by Independence 2013.
trying to vote can’t get to do so but i think with all the stuff year round callaloo and crab or teeteewee and provision.
why must we promote the eating of exotic species as a national dish? we have so many vegetarian options that does not involve eating animals, we look like savages while we are promoting Dominica as a nature island, yet we take every opportunity to eat our nature, we have crab festivals, rabbit , goat, fish, beef, frog etc…. festivals!!!
Why are the frogs diseased? There must be a reason for this. Dominica is a relatively healthy country with a lot of rain. They lack their food to keep them healthy. Years ago, prior to Dominica’s progress, they were healthy and edible. What were they eating then that they are not eating today to keep them healthy?
Did anyone ever give this a thought?
I gave this a thought and concluded one of the reasons they are diseased could be that the entire country is being built up with bridges and factories. Trees are also cut down. This has been occurring for some years. This is the price for progress. Too much noise in the heads of the frogs which disturbed them and also from breeding that they have to find other habitats to thrive in. They are not fed by people. They are unhappy with this progress. If only they could talk.
Whatever the frogs were eating then to keep them healthy is non-existent today. If they continue to be diseased, it is only a matter of time that they will be fully extinct.
The government should conduct a research as to the reason why they are diseased.
I cannot see a bird being recognized as a national dish unless it is the Sisserou. I doubt this may be feasible. The national dish should be unique. It should not be similar to that of other islands. These are my views. I will keep thinking of one.
The mountain chickens are under threat from a fungal disease called Chytridiomycosis. Please follow this link for more information: http://www.zsl.org/conservation/regions/americas/amphibian/chytridiomycosis-and-dominica,228,AR.html
Many Dominican and international biologists are working very hard to save this unique species. Please support their efforts and find out more about how you can help at the Forestry and Wildlife Division office.
You can see some of the work that has been already done at: http://www.mountainchicken.org/
Broth, Pelau or Fig and saltfish……….any kind of broth any kind of pelau or fig and codfish…thats it
Ton ton pilay with Okra,served with che che balaaw sancoche/spicy crab callaloo served with cassava bread
I’ll tell you what. My trini friend has had two boyfriends and she called me in distress one time to ask me why Dominican men like fish broth so- all they want to do is play dominoes and eat broth. Broth could be a good seller.
i tink our national dish shud be sumting dne with agouti…
jus sayinn……. 
It needs to be sustainable; wildlife rarely is; as soon as it becomes popular it disappears.
Dominica could have numerous traditional edibles – to promote culinary tourism and healthy living as these are foods the Centenarians ate.
Sancoche is my vote for Dominica’s Traditional Dish: I prefer vegetarian filled with provisions and greens but each persons sancoche is different – each hotel and restaurant could create their own.
Breadfruit or Mango is my vote for Dominica’s Traditional Food. Hopefully some Mango or Breadfruit fests evolve from this.
Dukanoh is my vote for Dominica’s Traditional Creole Food. Sweet Cassava/Potatoes grated and mixed with spices; then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in cane juice – yum!
Pear with farine is my vote for Dominica’s Traditional Carib Food.
Bhang Bhang or Cassava Bread is my vote for Dominica’s Traditional Bread.
I say CRAB BACKS…not broth
I love Titiwi Accras
Mountain chicken “crapaud” is important to Dominica. It forms part of our culture and National Symbol.Our frogs has been affect by chytrid “a skin disease” since 2002. Government placed a total band on the eating/hunting becuase of the overhunting and the chytrid disease. The Mountain chicken is now an endangered frog species “meaning it’s on the verge of becoming extinct”..I support we change the dish but do not forget the important role this frog plays in our country..below is a link to an article to support that. Read and share.
http://www.mountainchicken.org/blog/a-creole-word-from-our-dominican-partners/
How about Lambi stew or souse?
we should chose something that is pleasing to the eye as well as good stuff to the body. something with lots of food value. crab backs really sound good. the basic recipe with grated veg in there makes sense to me. or something else- not braff for sure.
dumbinicans too like too please people….you speaking of a national dish yet you saying it must please tourists? if you want to please tourists get a damn airport
Could care less about dish…
Island’s economy is completely dead folks are starving…
The sad thing about Dominica is that so call smart Folks do nothing to the already dead economy..
all the do is spin issues..
Dominica has Major issues that the average citizen Could even dream off..what is the National Debit..Over 1.2 BILLION ECD DOLLARS…
Where is the focus on getting Dominica out of being The Poorest in the Eastern Caribbean…
Dominican Policy Makers are a complete wasted of Time, when you compare the other islands their Brains make sure their island earns so sort of Movements…..
Dominicans are in the Majority of being ignorant to the core, wicked and evil minded..
to hell with em
You sound like one bitter person. Other countries have their share.
Roccou crab or salt fish and cassava bread, or just cooked cassava..
DPG dombway, pwa and gel…yummy
in case all you didn’t get it: dumplins, peas (red or pink beans) and pig snout (gel kochon)
People, I see too many things other people are already doing in the caribbean listed. Dish… Sancoch!
Mango
That is surprising to me. I grew up knowing that “Crapaud” is our national disk and I am now learning that is has never been documented. So if the “Crapaud” was not in extinction and protected by law, it would have never been documented. Well things happen for a good reason.
On the other note, according to the chairperson of that committee and I quote, “The voting process will be done via the radio and individuals will be allowed to call in and vote for one of the top three suggestions.” I have a problem with this statement as I think all forms of media communications (text, BBm, email and online survey) just to mention a few, should be used.
We should be making use of the technologies that are available to us and not limit ourselves to one form of media. There should be an opportunity for all Dominicans and non-Dominicans alike to participate and more so the young people who are savvy in these technologies and those living overseas to participate in this drive.
May I give the Committee a suggestion, they can partner with the online news site like “www.dominicenewsonilne.com” or agencies such as Discover and Invest Dominica to design a survey and place it on their site. This takes less effort and you get you’re the result immediately.
This takes less effort and you get the result immediately.
agreed!
Bakes and balawye.
What about goat water? It can be raised and sustained. It will incorporate other local foods like yam, tannia and dasheen. And it is very healthy.
I would prefer not to change it. It is truly unique. If we were to change it, I would go for Breadfruit w/curry rabbit or rabbit in whatever form.
What about Curry vegatable crab meat rojti,
Well you know what? Not many dominicans especially the younger want to come back for broth or sancoche, muchless for tourist. Who see Tourist wanting to come to Dominica to sample big pieces of provision in an ugly grey water with fish with bones in it, like its camp food cannot be seeing right. Come on Dominica, get on par with the rest of the world. Think exotic. Crab back sounds good, maybe even the callaloo or bakes and titiwi accras, or so many things can be made out of yam, dasheen, tannia etc without looking like a brick on the plate. it can be pie, puffs, croquettes, scalloped with fish. Plantain pie in layers with salt fish is soooo delicious. but pls not that ugly grey water with bricks in it.
Callaloo – this is a delicious dish and can been made in versions with meat, fish or vegetable so can be made suitable for all.
What about a curry crab vegetable roti sound good to me
Well, it appears that we have a lot of national dishes.
I love all that were mentioned. All are delicious ones. I would vote for frog/ crapaud/mountain chicken or crab back.
I have eaten crapaud. Never saw it killed. Only saw the body. When cooked, it is delicious. I am certain it has some nutritional value.
I have also heard some people speak of cooking it as a soup and how delicious it is, that those who may not like the name (it), if given in that form would not know the difference, that it is ‘frog.’
It is a delicacy. Of course, the sophisticated name for it is Mountain Chicken. This sounds better.
Think of chicken and how many ways we could prepare chicken, legs, wings, breasts and thighs. Having stated that, Mountain Chicken could be prepared in the same manner.
Have you forgotten Rabbit and how many ways as I saw on DNO during the Festival that it is prepared?
Let us, hopefully, vouch for Mountain Chicken as the National Dish. It is unique. The second choice or if not the first choice is crab back.
I thought the idea was to find an alternative dish to the ‘frog’ because its deseased. Thats’ why everyone is suggesting everything apart from the crapaud.
I also suggested Crab back. A further look into the DA produce should be conducted and how differently they could be prepared to be recognized as a national dish.
Lizavier4Jesus April 29, 2013
“The Crapaud has been in rapid decline in recent years due to disease and has been protected by law since 2002. Many see this as an opportune time to seek an officially documented national dish”.—News Article
If we are trying to protect them from decline, how is it that they are the first suggestion for the official “National Dish”?
Does “National Dish” not mean we will be serving it more frequently than other dishes–especially to those who visit Dominica from other countries?
Dorival John April 29, 2013
Where in the article did it claim that crapaud is the first suggestion for the national dish?
Go read the article again. Geez man.
Dorival John: Where did you read that I said the Crapaud was the official dish? Can you read my message before you spew foolishness against me–because you people always make a fool of yourselves by writing against mine–you do not know who I am!
Here is what I said above: “If we are trying to protect them from decline, how is it that they are the “first suggestion” for the official “National Dish”?
Don’t you and the fools who agreed with you know what the term “suggestion” means? And if the crapaud in Dominica is not a “first suggestion” why do I see the picture of it with the news article?
In fact the message of the article has suggested that the Crapaud (mountain chicken) has been the “National Dish” of Dominica, but it is not the “official” National Dish at this point–and it may not be, because of its decline and disease. That is why I ask why mention it in the first place. Do you understand?
Idiot, do you understand what you write and understand what others write?
You wrote “…how is it that they are the first suggestion for the official “National Dish”?
Crapaud was never a suggestion for a national dish. It was our unofficial national dish for years until couple of years ago when a fungal disease began attacking amphibians worldwide. Hence the decline of the crapuad.
So because the photo of the crapaud is there, it is a “suggestion?” hahahahahaha. What an idiot.
So you expect a story to be written about a national dish without mentioning the crapaud?
You are such an idiot you don’t even understand what you write. Go stick your small head in your bible and continue playing the self-righteous fool that you are.
Oh, I forgot, you were the same person who wrote that because a body was found decomposing, that body must have been murdered..
Hahahahahahahahaha…I always laugh at you people overseas who think all you smarter than us in Dominica.
@Dorival John April 30, 2013 Hahahahahahahahaha…I always laugh at you people overseas who think all you smarter than us in Dominica.
Keep on laughing! The joke is on you! And make sure that you keep your mouth as wide open as the sound of your laugh–I promise you that one of those days you will not be able to shut down–mark my word!
Apart from that compare what I wrote with what your wrote and tell me who is the idiot–not knowing the meaning of “suggestion”
(1) Here is what I wrote) “In fact the message of the article has suggested that the Crapaud (mountain chicken) has been the “National Dish” of Dominica, but it is not the “official” National Dish at this point–and it may not be, because of its decline and disease. That is why I ask why mention it in the first place. Do you understand”?
(2) Here is your response to mine “Crapaud was never a suggestion for a national dish. It was our “unofficial national” dish for years until couple of years ago when a fungal disease began attacking amphibians worldwide. Hence the decline of the crapuad.
How is your opinion above different from mine? In fact your is even more positive than mine you fool!
So keep on laughing the joke is on you, because of you lack of reading comprehension. join with those who are giving you thumbs up and enjoy the party of fools and idiot. I am not part of it.
The Titiwee would be cool, but is how often do they come to the shores.
The Agouti or Periwinkle(Viyo) could also go with Roast Breadfruit.
Aborlor and dombwey
Rabbit would be great for the national dish.Clean animal and many different ways of cooking..
I’ll go with sancoche
Broth, its was invented in Dominica and has be produced in a varety of ways which is only unique to Dominica.
I say Braffff !!!!!! because that’s how we proudly pronounce it, for every rum event that we celebrate!
Be proud and celebrate Braffff Day !!!! One Love!!!!
crab and callaloo or salt fish done in coconut milk is unique…just another thought
I still like the undocumented/unofficial national dish – mountain chicken. I would keep that as the number one
FIG SANCOACH COCO AND ZABOCAR.
I think we need to rethink our national dish. I dont understand why our national dish is mountain chicken, when very seldom we eat or even see the damn amphibian. I am 33 yrs old and have neither tasted nor seen a mountain chicken furthermore for our young ppl. I think sanchoche or fig and codfish should be our national dish. there’s no way in hell imma eat a damn frog. Everything is this place is back to front.
Mountain chicken “crapaud” is important to Dominica. It forms part of our culture and National Symbol.Our frogs has been affect by chytrid “a skin disease” since 2002. Government placed a total band on the eating/hunting becuase of the overhunting and the chytrid disease. The Mountain chicken is now an endangered frog species “meaning it’s on the verge of becoming extinct”..I support we change the dish but do not forget the important role this frog plays in our country..below is a link to an article to support that. Read and share.
http://www.mountainchicken.org/blog/a-creole-word-from-our-dominican-partners/
I am the judge. go ahead and prepare all these dishes and bring it to me for sampleing.I will tell you the answer after two weeks of sampleing.Take it to Possi.I will provide the wine
‘sampling’ You used two vowels ‘e and i’. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, although in this era some are used together which, in reality are incorrect. We, in Dominica had the British system and not the U.S. or even Canadian. The latter still being a sovereign country occasionally adopts the U.S. system.
Frog meat is unclean in the Bible.
Show/tell us where it is in the Bible.
well take it out in de Bible and clean it.. a a.
The National dish should be “vegetarian” (yampeh woti)….no fish or flesh…give them living beings a break
…..next choice..Pyrex… 
Roast Breadfruit (Hampain) and Titiri.
Look no further, pelau is dominica, they love it
I think that Mountain Chicken/ Frog’s Legs should be designated the island’s national dish. I believe that efforts should be made to commercialize the growing of frogs just the same way conch harvesting in commercialized in the Bahamas. Most pbeople already believe that mountain chicken was the country’s national dish, at least i thought so.
well it seems to me that it already has the status of unofficial national dish… just remove un and make it official…
Additionally wildlife like the land crabs, manicou and agouti could also be raised commercially so we could have these exotic meats year round at least for the tourist market. WILD MEAT is big business in some countries… this is one way to take our natural resources and use it for economic purposes. These initiatives will create foreign exchange earnings in the sale of wild meat reared in live stock farms, create jobs and help with food security…
Revenues raised from sale of wild meat could be used towards research and development of the new Wild Meat industry, that will also include research into the demise of our unofficial national meat/dish the CRAPAUD… affectionately known as Mountain Chicken. Finally there is frog legs on sale in supermarkets in the USA and other metropolitan countries why cant we have the same here…
If the majority of Dominicans do not want frog legs then let’s consider a authentic Kalinago dish as aour national dish… they have quite a few recipes we can consider…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT…
totally agree but I think we could also consider some crab and callaloo
titi is the way to go its found in dominica and its relatively cheap and we already have a fest for it and it can be cooked many different ways
A lot of thought has been put into McLawrence’s submission. Real food for thought. However, I puke at the thought of eating mountain chicken and run away when the legs start jumping out of the pot. And, there are lots of Dominicans like me.
So although I believe these wildlife should be researched, farmed and marketed the way William is suggesting, I would vote for Roasted or baked Yampeh Jhon and smoked fish. Totally local from both land and sea.
Now that is delicious, and available almost year round. And you dont have to worry about disease. Most rural Dominicans do up a wicked smoke fish. Yum! Yum! Yummy!
No frogs legs jumping out of the pot.
Great food for thought. I do believe that frog/crapaud should be designated as the national dish.
I have studied mountain chicken frogs for many years and have to say that breeding these animals on a commercial scale would be a very difficult task. They have a complex reproductive strategy that involves parental care and feeding of the young with infertile eggs. Females can only produce one nest of young per year and require huge quantities of insects to eat that have to be either caught or bred in captivity.
More importantly, mountain chickens are now Critically Endangered – this is one step away from becoming extinct! They have been virtually wiped out by a fungal disease called Chytridiomycosis which is affecting amphibians all over the world. As this is a relatively new pathogen, scientists are still trying to find a solution to this serious problem.
The Dominican government has made it illegal to hunt or eat the crapaud or to possess these frogs or parts of these frogs. It is also illegal to import frogs or frog products to Dominica.
Many Dominican and international biologists are working very hard to save this unique species. Please support their efforts and find out more about how you can help at the Forestry and Wildlife Division office.
Dominica is the Nature Island of the Caribbean and you have plenty of other fabulous food choices to select as your National Dish!
The request is for suggestions for a National Dish. Mr. McLawrence’s choice is Frog’s Legs. There are hundreds of other choices but that is his choice. Other choices include breadfruit and smoked fish, crab and calalloo. People’s choice of a National Dish has to be respected. If the writer read the submission carefully she would have seen where the guy talked about research and development int the disease affecting the crapaud, and, how commercializing other wildlife could create economic opportunities for the country … Go tell the USA and other developed countries to pull frog legs and other wild meats that are not endangered due to over hunting off their supermarket shelves… What you want the national dish to be the nasty frozen chicken from america or the madcow meat from europe? lmao…
any way is there really a need for such an exercise since all the foods men mentioned are used elsewhere anyway…
Stew Back n Neck dat is DA national dish!
I can’t believe that titiri was not the first and foremost suggestion.
WE DO NOT IT CRAB AND PORK.SO THE callalou,
EAT PORT,MAKE SALT FISH callalou,
@SAD CHURCH, we do not IT callalou either but we surely EAT callalou. Man your spelling is worse than the person who spelt “a” as are.
‘eat’
Crabback.. crabback….crabback…
i no longer live in Dominica, and when my friends ask me what is one thing i’ve ate in Dominica and not where i live now and i said crab callalou or sancoche. Thing is i’ve never had frogs legs and i’m sure alot of people havent either. although during our independence celebrations saltfish is widely served, i do think callalou would be a better idea. I see some people make mention of titiri which i also love and also had to explain it to my friends as they had no knowledge of it. this is a very good search, and it’s good to know that we can come together and make positive suggestions for a new national dish
i think the calinago people should be the ones to name that dish, since they were the first on the island or we should get suggestion from them too
agreed, they had that “pepperpot” which they cooked . that could be an alternative
Isn’t pepperpot Guyana’s national dish? Callalou is also more of a Caribbean than a
Dominican dish.
I think pepperpot is Guyana’s national dish already
So everything is them kalinago then a a…we all are dominicans we should all have an equal opportunity in this!
Your idea is not a bad one. How many of their elders are still alive to tell us the facts?
Fig with bouyon with bala-w on the side and two piman bondah ma jack floating in the bouyon.
I love that……….sweet
the frog eating is a french tradition since ever
Thought that those ‘chicken legs’I ate on my first visit to Dominica looked strange.Its only after I got back home that I discovered that Mountain Chicken is a delicacy in Dominica.
titiri or fig and saltfish
saltfish still not ours, titiri sound better was very impressed when the festival as held
a thought could be how it is done and not what it is
omg i forget TITIWI… Titiwi accras and boiled green bananas with green salad could be an option. Although my first choice is FROG’S LEGS and second choice is a KALINAGO DISH like PEPPERPOT and third choice TITIWI ACCRAS with green bananas and green salad… that making me get hungry yes, ah tired with KFC and BURGER KING…lol
This is a great move. Not only should such a dish be readily and easily cooked by all Dominicans it should also be prestigious enough to form part of the menu at state dinners and so forth. Additionally, that dish should form part of the menu of our national teams particularly on tour. I remembered the Antiguan national teams eating their Fungee and Saltfish before games. This is a great move indeed.
KFC honey BBQ let’s be original!
“The Crapaud has been in rapid decline in recent years due to disease and has been protected by law since 2002. Many see this as an opportune time to seek an officially documented national dish”.—News Article
If we are trying to protect them from decline, how is it that they are the first suggestion for the official “National Dish”?
Does National Dish not mean we will be serving it more frequently than other dishes–especially to those who visit Dominica from other countries?
Just asking!
Where in the article did it claim that crapaud is the first suggestion for the national dish?
Go read the article again.
Geez man.
We will certainly do online voting for Dominicans leaving abroad to vote for a national dish. My apology for not mentioning it in the interview defintely online voting will be part of the process.
well when all you voting please vote for smoke taytar of gormay from the river in a broth with fig, babawouly and piment bonda ma jack…wicket and tasty… if you put a maggi chicken that giving it a real flava garson…
Ah doh try that. Let us just be honest and say that we are embarassed that crapaud is our national dish and we looking for an opportunity to change it.
I vote for Braff (Broth).
Titiwi is a great idea but may soon be an endangered species with that Layou river and asfault plant saga.
Sancoche it is for me. I have travelled quite a bit and no one else does it like we do in DA. I think it would be very appropriate for us. Not everyone eats crab for various reasons and saltfish is imported. My suggestion is Sancoche.
totally agree. one of my suggestions also. there is now where I have been and they do this. Dominica is the only place where I know this is prepared….or slatfish is prepared in that way and we do it during independence time a lot also. I think this is great
fig and dasheen
I agree.
Are you people really having a laugh? Or are you all seriously contemplating naming a bloody frog as your national dish?
Dominicans in the wider diaspora is already a laughing stock for being known as frog eaters, now you people are thinking of making this your national dish???????
This ridiculous idea can only come from Dominica. There are more important issues that should be tackled and given urgent priority; i.e. Improving the general infrastructure of the island, initiatives to create jobs, initiatives to attract foreign investors, improvement on the country’s healthcare service, etc, etc. Not a ridiculous and laughable idea which isn’t going to generate any meaningful revenue for the island.
You know Grantley you sound like a certified idiot.
Frog’s legs is delicacy in many parts of the world from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the region of Alentejo in Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, northwest Greece, and Northern Italy, as well as the Southern regions of the United States.
So eating that stuff is not only in Dominica.
Go read a book.
Dorival; i can’t think of a more certified idiot than you.
I don’t need to read a book because I am already fully aware of the aforementioned countries you have listed where frog is very much part of their cultural delicacy. However it is not the national dish of these countries is it?
But a primitive minded jackass like you would not have any idea where I am coming from.
I am a proud Dominican; and I want to see Dominica making big improvement strides for it’s citizens.
I guess Dorival if naming a frog as the island’s national dish is going to make you happy, then I suggest to you, go for it my son, and good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Grantley April 30, 2013
You have said for me as well. Thanks to you my friend
Shut up and leave s n our frogs the hell alone. People eat slugs, roaches termites all sorts of things so what. I love frog. They are yummy. If ever was something look and taste like chicken is frog. I am just sorry I cannot eat it anymore.
By the hoo, u in d diaspora, what is the national dish of where u r. Some of u too damn aloof when allu reach big country.
The national dish should be crab with calla loo, nothing bits this.
*beats*?
A dish that is unique to Dominica? Hmm that may be hard since the Caribbean islands usually have the same things …only Ackee and Saltfish and flying Fish and coo are the uniue ones that I can remember off my head.
but anyways… in attempt to be unique – i’ll say Titiri … not many other islands know about the titri …i always find that i’m having to explain it ..so that in itself tells me that it’s a bit unique to us. Most other island foods, though called differently.. usually end up being the same things once described…however, i havent had that with titiwi…
ignorance is real bliss!!!
my imput for the national dish is crab and callalou sancoach served with fig,dasheen,cushcush purple or white,plantain a glass of cold fruit punch including passionfruit,orange,tangerine,grapefruit
FIG AND CODFISH
Fish & Smoke Meat Brafff
WahPap & Roast Bakes
Tonton
Crab back and titiwi
Crab is readily available , therefor I think something to do with crab. Every trip I make to Dominica I take back crab back to my friends ( different set all the time) and they go crazy over it.
Great idea but don’t like the suggestion of voting being done only via radio. Consider an online poll or even texting. Good luck!!
Good Idea!!! I want to suggest an online poll
BROTH is a good…
yeh man we need to get something that people love. when i hear jamaicans talk about their national dish and when they ask me about mine i doe know anything about it cuz we ive never cooked frogs. Sancouche would be good.
Same here and I am in Jamaica now and when they ask me about our national dish I always say mountain chicken because that is what I grow knowing as our national dish even though I never ate it. I am glad we are finally looking into it.
Sorry, but hardly anyone eats crapaud now-a-days. We have to be eating the dish on a regular basis; right or wrong? Enlighten me…
weh papa…attentive listener…not attentive reader
sanchouche or callaloo could replace the mountain chicken
BATS
u most b from thibaud or bioche lmaoo
dombwe pois and jell
EVerywhere in the cariibean they have sancoche and salt fish.How about the zie crapuad? its made from touloman. Or how about Casava and dowade(dolphin)decorated with che dasshen (young dasheen leave use for the callaloo? This is a kalinago dish that has been disappearing from our table. Importing saltfinsh would add to our importation bill. dowade(dolphin) would give our fisher folk more incentive to take up fishing as a business and pastime . it will create job and increase the demand for the fish.the casava would encourage the growing of a traditional food crop thus leading some people to gro an econimical crop since it requires little attention.
ok then, cassava and mawi mawi, thats the correct name for dowad. If you say dolphin people are going to think its the friendly doplhine.
Mahi mahi
Mahi-mahi
Okay sounds good – Cassava is very nice- i like the way the Caribs prepare it.
peleau is uniquely dominican all the way
come to trini, go st. lucia, greneda, yo tout ni pelaut. veh ou tan
Smoke snake and Callalou
The Carib name that we still use today for one type of Goby fish (Sicydium punctatum)is Titiri. I think Dominica should claim the Titiri in all its forms – accra, sancoche, fresh fish gravy, curry – just as we had the Crapaud, I believe the Titiri could replace the Crapaud as our national dish – and it has my vote all the way from the UK. (LOL)
http://www.lennoxhonychurch.com/heritage.cfm?Id=255
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goby
Titiri would be a good national dish
Please no…nothing special about titiwi. ewwww
Something with crab. Crab back
This is one which should also be considered.
Sancouche
rofl.and they had to tie the frog like that.
Keep the Mountain Chicken, its already part of our history. it will also set us apart from the other islands as having something unique.
Do you eat it you talking about keeping it
B, it cannot be kept as the national dish because it is endangered and has a disease! Hence the debate. If it cannot be eaten, it isn’t a dish anymo
I beg to nominate titi wi for national dish
Keep the Mountain Chicken, its alrady in history books and seperates us from the other islands as having something unqiue.
well braff is uniquely Dominican so there we have it fellas, braff it is.
Manicou for our national dish!
I got a nominee, when i think of home i think of Callao, salt fish and roast bread fruit, lime squash, grapefruit or orange juice. there are so many dishes that symbolize Dominica we are a blest people.
Salt fish is imported food.
Sancoche 100%
other islands make callaloo too
http://www.caribbeanamericanfoods.com/?page=island_dishes
Not Sancoche other island have. Broth maybe or green banana pie (cod fish in the pie)
Codfish or saltfish is the same thing;imported food.
Sancoche can be made with dried, salted sprats and other fish, not only salted cod.
I might sound stupid buit we have the nastiest lookin national dish.. It may look unique but a lot of people won’t eat it especially the younger ones. Y they didn’t suggest cum stew baq nd neck with provision nd sum duplin. In a brown source… This is CRAZY nd rare to ind.. I have never eaten it nd I don’t want to.. A frog man?? Awa awa.. Even I it taste like chicken.. Its not.. Our national dish should be free nd we shud b able to get it on the market somewher… Pple have to go all in bush?? Zor fou??? Nyways daz just my opinion
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shet up!!!
You mean all that time I was in school learning Crapaud was the official dish, it actually was not official. Wow!
Anywho, voting should also be done online. Get with the times people. I think the committee also needs to look at the origins of the meals as the Caribbean and Latin America share many of the same dishes and although we may prepare a Dominican version, it may actually originate somewhere else and taste better when made in another island or country. Just my two cents.
I look forward to the voting.
Speaking of a Dominican version to add to my suggestion of Sancoche -maybe we could do it with a unique Dominican flavor- Dominicans can cook so I know we can do that for sure.
Crab back—PLEASE.
i think there should also be an online vote also!!
and i vote for Braff!!!
The nationaln dish should be braff
What is moderation.Maybe you mean muderationu want to muder public opinion!
i will vote for that
KFC! ….and doe deny…allu know that is the current national dish.
Aye Lavey ……
lol
Sancouche is a good choice. Calla loo has several varieties across the Caribbean, The word broth is ambiguous.
including tittiwi somewhere around the sancouche
Braff.”BRAFF”,made with fish ,smoked pork,green bananas abd cabbage ,like a gwo soup.You can also put sancouche in it.OH dont forget taniers or dashin or babawola.