Pholourie

Pholourie is one of the, if not the most popular street food in T & T and can be found being sold, in the markets, in parlours, hot on the spot in food vans, on street corners, after fetes (parties), by the beach just about everywhere. You can if you wish pick up a pack of pholourie mix in the supermarket, make a batter & fry and then, as it comes out piping hot add some chutney and eat away to your stomach's delight.

Pholourie for Sale

Aloo Pie

Aloo pie the answer from Trinidad and Tobago to the indian samosa, now the word aloo comes from the hindi language for potato, so if you were to walk up to a vendor and ask for a potato pie or an aloo pie you would not be wrong.

I think that the aloo pie ranks right up there with doubles as being among the most popular of the street foods in T & T. Aloo pie is made from flour, together with various seasonings which have been added to the potato (salt, geera (cumin), shandon beni (cilantro) and is deep fried to a golden brown colour and served with or without channa and the various added chutneys and sauces.

Aloo pie with channa and chutney

Roti

A food that is enjoyed by all the races in Trinidad and Tobago, it is a food that can be eaten anytime being morning noon or night. The word roti in hindi actually is used to describe bread, so Roti is basically flat bread. Roti is so popular that it is present as a fare in weddings, prayers parties/fetes. Roti classified as being part of the Indian culture has crosssed all racial and cultural lines to become classified as Trinidadian food. The early morning popular breakfast crowd usually enjoy a sada roti with tomato choka, baigan choka, caraille, ochro, fried potato (aloo), liver, gizzard, stew chicken or with almost any cooked meat or vegetable as breakfast.

Lunch however brings out the variety of roti such as dhal puri or bussup shot, which is usually sold with potato and channa, or goat, or beef, or chicken along with an array of vege's (bhaji, bodi, pumpkin, curried mango, and of course, nothing is eaten without some type of pepper sauce.

It is not normal to eat a roti with anything but your hands and this is done by breaking a piece of roti with your hands and using it as a scoop for the talkari (filling).

Trinidadian style roti has found itself worldwide wherever you find a Trini you will find a roti.

Wrapped Roti