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Montserrat's national dish is goat water, a (not too thick or thin) goat meat stew (made from the meat of the male (ram) goat) and served with crispy bread rolls.^[1] It bears resemblance to the Irish stew and can be served with a variety of foods, such as bread, and rice.^[2]

The Montserrat cuisine resembles the general British and Caribbean one, as it is situated in the Caribbean zone and it is a British territory.^{[citation needed]} The cuisine includes a wide range of light meats, like fish, seafood and chicken, which are mostly grilled, fried or roasted.^{[citation needed]} It is a fusion of multiple cultures, including Spanish, French, African, Indian and Amerindian.^{[citation needed]}

Dishes

Salt fish
Mountain chicken - not actually chicken, but the leg from the giant ditch frog (Dominica is the only other island where these frogs can be found)
Pumpkin soup
Goat water (national dish)
(Salt) Fish cakes
Duckna
Cassava bread
Muffins (also known as Johnny cakes)

References

^ Fergus, Howard A. (1991). "Tea Drinking: As Montserratian as Goat Water". Writing Ulster (2/3): 128–131. ISSN 0969-4846.
^ Donnell, Alison; McGarrity, Maria; O'Callaghan, Evelyn. "Caribbean Irish Connections". University of the West Indies Press. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

[1] Fergus, Howard A. (1991). "Tea Drinking: As Montserratian as Goat Water". Writing Ulster (2/3): 128–131. ISSN 0969-4846.

[2] Donnell, Alison; McGarrity, Maria; O'Callaghan, Evelyn. "Caribbean Irish Connections". University of the West Indies Press. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

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+[[Montserrat]]'s national dish is [[goat water]], a (not too thick or thin) goat meat stew (made from the meat of the male (ram) goat) and served with crispy bread rolls.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fergus |first=Howard A. |date=1991 |title=Tea Drinking: As Montserratian as Goat Water |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30057646 |journal=Writing Ulster |issue=2/3 |pages=128–131 |issn=0969-4846}}</ref> It bears resemblance to the Irish stew and can be served with a variety of foods, such as bread, and rice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caribbean Irish Connections |url=https://www.uwipress.com/9789766405045/caribbean-irish-connections/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=University of the West Indies Press |language=en-US |first=Alison |last=Donnell |first2=Maria |last2=McGarrity |first3=Evelyn |last3=O'Callaghan}}</ref>
-{{unreferenced|date=November 2017}}
-Montserrat's national dish is [[goat water]], a (not too thick or thin) goat meat stew (made from the meat of the male (ram) goat) and served with crispy bread rolls. It bears resemblance to the Irish stew and can be served with a variety of foods, such as bread, and rice.
-The Montserrat cuisine resembles to the general [[British cuisine|British]] and Caribbean one, as it is situated in the Caribbean zone and it is a British territory. The cuisine includes a wide range of light meats, like [[fish]], [[seafood]] and [[Chicken]], which are mostly grilled, fried or roasted. Being a fusion of numerous cultures, like [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]], French, [[African cuisine|African]], [[Indian cuisine|Indian]] and Amerindian, the Caribbean [[cuisine]] is unique, yet complex.
+The Montserrat cuisine resembles the general [[British cuisine|British]] and Caribbean one, as it is situated in the Caribbean zone and it is a British territory.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} The cuisine includes a wide range of light meats, like [[Fish as food|fish]], [[seafood]] and [[Chicken as food|chicken]], which are mostly grilled, fried or roasted.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} It is a fusion of multiple cultures, including [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]], French, [[African cuisine|African]], [[Indian cuisine|Indian]] and Amerindian.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
 ==Dishes==
+{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2024}}
-• Salt fish.
+* [[Salt fish]]
-• Mountain chicken - not actually chicken, but the leg from a local species of large frog (Dominica is the only other island where these frogs can be found).
+* Mountain chicken - not actually chicken, but the leg from the [[Leptodactylus fallax|giant ditch frog]] (Dominica is the only other island where these frogs can be found)
+* [[Pumpkin soup]]
+* Goat water (national dish)
+* (Salt) [[Fish cakes]]
+* [[Duckna]]
+* [[Cassava]] bread
+* [[Muffin]]s (also known as Johnny cakes)
+==References==
-• Pumpkin soup.
+{{reflist}}
-• Goat water (National Dish).
-• (Salt) Fish cakes
-• Duckna
-• Cassava Bread
-• Muffins
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Caribbean cuisine]]