Authentic TRINIDADIAN FOOD with
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🇹🇹 RESTAURANT: / joysroti
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As some of you may know, I traveled to Trinidad and Tobago in March of 2022 and had the time of my life! I fell in love with the people and the cuisine, and after I got back home, I wanted to share my new love of Trini food with a friend! Come with me as I take NinaUnrated to have Trini breakfast food in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!
For this food adventure, we drove up to Joy’s Roti Delight in Fort Lauderdale. The restaurant has been making authentic Trinidadian food since 1992! Inside, we met some of the staff and went into the kitchen.
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There, we watched the cooks rolling out the bara, which are dough balls that they flatten and fry for a few seconds. Bara is the main ingredient in doubles, a Trini staple!
They were also making pholourie, which are savory fritters made from split pea batter seasoned with spices and hot peppers.
We also saw them make some aloo pie. They also had some mango-apple-tamarind chutney, a spicy chutney, and a cucumber salad.
I took the pholourie out of the vat of oil and watched them make dal puri. It’s basically a massive paratha made from split peas. They flattened it out, brushed it with ghee, and grilled it.
They also made a 22-inch paratha, which they brushed with oil and grilled on the flat top. The dishes are all vegetarian, but you can add meat if you want.
Then, they constructed the doubles with chickpeas and cucumber. Finally, we were ready to eat!
We started with the doubles. Mine was a triple (3 baras with chana and cucumber, with chutneys). You’re supposed to eat each bara in two big bites! I added some peppers to mine to make them spicy.
They were fluffy, moist, and flaky. The fruit chutney made it super sweet. I loved how fresh it was. Then, we had some Solos, which is a Trini soda you traditionally pair with doubles. We had banana flavor and Kola Champagne flavor, as well as Apple J flavor.
Next were the pholouries, aloo pies, paratha, curry goat, curry shrimp, tomato choka, bhaigan choka (eggplant), pumpkin, curry potatoes, curried green beans, curry conch, and dal puri roti.
First was the paratha with the curry conch. I love conch, and this one was so tender. The texture was amazing. It’s better than the fried conch you get in the Bahamas!
The Apple J was refreshing and light on the carbonation. The curry shrimp is almost like Spanish garlic shrimp. They’re so succulent and flavorful! Using the paratha to soak up the curry was the best!
The pholourie with mango-tamarind chutney was great, and the chili chutney was so hot! They were like Indian bondas.
I loved the curry goat with the dal puri. It was really tender. Next were all of the chokas, the pumpkin, and aloo curry with the paratha.
The eggplant choka was smoky with a bit of heat, while the pumpkin was sweet. The tomato was like a salsa, and the green beans were amazing.
Next were the aloo pies. They’re like big samosas and full of spiced potatoes. You can add anything to them, including meat, chutneys, and more. The goat with the sweet chutneys was incredible!
Then, we finished up with the cassava pone for dessert. They’re like dense but soft cakes, like a dense bread pudding with grated coconut. What an amazing Trinidadian breakfast!
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Пікірлер: 538
OMG! The food is amazing. Thank You It was a true delight. I appreciate you. Where are we eating next? 🔥🔥❤️❤️🔥🔥
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
we eating everything under the MIAMI sun :) love having you join me on these food adventures! Lets keep moving!!!
@UnratedLove
2 жыл бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere Yes! ❤️🇹🇹❤️🇹🇹
@anushkaheeralal1016
2 жыл бұрын
BARA....bharah 😂💜
@camilledwarika8207
2 жыл бұрын
David you have absolutely nailed it hands down on our Trinidad and Tobago Food no joke dude you made us proud and did an amazing job better than an Trini I feel as if I was there too...now I'm hungry man Kenny shivanna and Camille
@karenthomas6233
2 жыл бұрын
girl trini food id great very tasty girl please introduce other vloggers to our food it is a lot of work but the end result is amazing i cook all these dishes doubles is eaten by the road side foti is called buss up shot also
Love how David came to T&T and did his homework! 😅 Can't wait to see the full series from the homeland! 🇹🇹✨️
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Oh it’s going to be a huge series 😅
@raydivine
2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I'm from Trinidad and it's so nice to see our food represented.
@AliAli-uk9nh
2 жыл бұрын
He well know Trini food. As a Venezuelan my self like David, I'm delighted to know He too appreciates trini food as much as I do. Lived in Trinidad between 2002 to 2009. miss it.
@blacklisted663
2 жыл бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere hay brother I’m jus glad you tried my trini style
@blacklisted663
2 жыл бұрын
@@raydivine but @Davisbeenhere has always like Indian food glad he taste West Indian Trinidad food, it’s different .from the first day I saw him now he kno the Trini taste😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾love it
Trini food is one of the best things to come out of the Caribbean. You are in good hands!
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Yea bro it is the best food in the Caribbean 😎
@kaleem4559
2 жыл бұрын
I feel so special tht u said that
@avibhagan
10 ай бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere shhh , you are going to start a fight ! Lol.
Really happy to see you enjoying Trinbagonian food! 🇹🇹
So Happy to see my beautiful Country and the most iconic Trini Restaurant here in South Florida showcased here! Great job David and Nina !!!!!!
@FoodieNation
2 жыл бұрын
David is so knowledgeable about our cuisine! This was so great! Looking forward to his series from T&T 🇹🇹
@TriniCookingwithNatasha
2 жыл бұрын
@@FoodieNation yes he is... I'm excited to see to.
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Yes super excited to work with you!
@annmarieb987
2 жыл бұрын
@@FoodieNation Let the man know its not RODI its Roti
@Nicknine72
2 жыл бұрын
@@annmarieb987 or we can just accept the way different people pronounce words I mean I’m a Trini too and my kids are Americans and we know that we don’t pronounce words all the same so enjoy and don’t be a critic 😀
Brother I'm so happy that you visited our beautiful country of Trinidad and Tobago. Big ups to Chef Jason and all who was involved with your stay here. Double salute to Joy's Roti delight. Thank you for showcasing our food on your platform. And hopefully you'll be back soon to experience more of our culture. Stay blessed in all your travels and upcoming success. Ps I'll be the first Trini to tell you big congratulations on hitting 1 million subscribers on KZread. one love from beautiful Trinidad and Tobago ❤ 🇹🇹.
Thank you so much for promoting Trinidad cuisine. So proud to be a Trini. Trini food is the best in the Caribbean 😊😊
I absolutely love doubles. I’m so glad my trini friend showed me a place that is not far from where I live. I can just imagine how delicious all the food is in T&T
I love how David came to Trinidad and Tobago and did his home work love this❤❤❤🇹🇹🇹🇹
Dave I'm Trinidadian but in Europe and you are KILLIN' me!!!! Ty for doing this brother and repping my people and their food. It is the one thing that transcends politics and socio economic issues in Trinidad and Tobago. People eat together and we share our unique cultures with each other....Indian, Creole, Portugese, Spanish, African and everyone's FAVOURITE in Trinidad and Tobago.....CHINESE FOOD!!!
@natasha5622
2 жыл бұрын
I wish he was shown our full range of food culture as you just shared
@Kimmy_95
2 жыл бұрын
@@natasha5622 If you check David's latest vlogs/vids on this channel, you'll see him featuring AFRICAN inspired Trinbagonian dishes eg. PELAU, SOUSE, TOOLUM etc, Trini Chinese style food, Middle Eastern inspired foods eg. GYROS, East Indian inspired dishes, EUROPEAN inspired dishes eg. PUDDING (English influenced) Salt fish (Portuguese influenced), PASTELS (Spanish influenced) etc.
@arianayoung7537
2 жыл бұрын
Too.much fried foods not good
@arianayoung7537
2 жыл бұрын
Eweeewww conch I don't eat those things But do enjoyed
Joys is an institution for the trini community in South Florida. So happy to see this restaurant be showcased!
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it is! Killed it with this ☝️
@2075vj
2 жыл бұрын
How far is it from Ft Meyers? I’m now so hungry 😋
I'm so proud of my country and thank you David for showcasing our food and doing so with such pride. Also, just a side note the curried dark meat is darker because of the type of curry powder used so ironically enough much like ourselves and our culture our food is very diverse. for instance for meats like Duck, Goat, Beef, etc. you'll see us use a curry powder specifically for duck/goat and that just meshes so well with darker meat but it also has a darker color.
I'm a trini I live here all my life n I never get tired of doubles it's at almost every street corner those foods are everyday food for me
Nina is so enthusiastic and sweet🥺 I just went onto her channel after this and I really love how authentic you both are about the food you try. Could tell your genuine love for the work you do just from these videos
David is an honourary Trini! I'm happy he was able to visit, I wished Mark Weins could've been on that trip as well!
@pdub69triniboy
2 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling he will make it there soon, David giving trini food good exposure
@TM86880
2 жыл бұрын
@@pdub69triniboy yes indeed!
@shaunsingh4855
2 жыл бұрын
I have seen in a couple of his ( mark weins ) videos and read comments from him, that he very much would love to visit Trinidad & Tobago. Hopefully soon he'll be to make that trip.
@TM86880
2 жыл бұрын
@@shaunsingh4855 time will tell, I really hope he comes through as I believe with our food he can find that perfect blend of spice/heat that he craves!
"I'll show you how to eat this".....you're a trini now David boy 😂💙🇹🇹
So enlightening and refreshing to see such a true representation of our local food... so much knowledge expressed .. and the local references were so on point. The genuine love and appreciation for the food is everything.
Absolutely enjoyed watching this. Thanks for showcasing the food of my homeland so beautifully. 🇹🇹
When I lived in Trinidad an aloo pie with channa was my daily quick meal! Love and miss it ALWAYS.
Thanks for coming
Bestest review of my country's curry culture, thank you, I'm sooooo jealous and proud 👍👍‼️
Thanks for showcasing our Trini cuisine at Joy`s Delight. So happy to see my classmate Miss Paramdaye from primary school. Great job everyone!
It brings me so much joy to see people enjoying our food...🥰🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹now I'm hungry 😫 🤣
DAVID YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN TRINIDAD WITH CHEF JASON GREAT TO SEE YOU ENJOYING TRINBAGONIAN FOODÑ THAT HAS ORIGINATED FEOM MY COUNTRY ❤❤🙏🙏
So good to see trini food finally get the attention it deserves ❤
Trini food is the best food in the world. Joys have the best tastiest dishes. Whenever you in town give it a try. So nice for you guys to showcase some of our popular foods
Happy to see that David really had a proper trini food experience this time around. Good job to all.
Yesss, love my Trini food. Glad I found a channel that showcases delicious foods especially from my homeland ❤
Love my Trini food, thanks for representing! 🇹🇹🇹🇹
I am impressed with the Salvadoran and Guatemalan cooks
@kurtydhan
Жыл бұрын
Me too boy
The BEST Roti skins. When I come back to South Florida from Jacksonville, I ALWAYS stop and get my Roti Skins here! Reallll Trini food!
Proud to be Trini🇹🇹 Thank you for showcasing our wonderful food.
as a trini this is the best i've ever seen our food portrayed
Hi guys the Trinifood culture is so rich, you guys are only enjoying the East Indian cuisine. we have African Cuisine which is extremely tasty as well with dishes like Palau a rice dish traditionally prepared with pigeon peas, chicken or beef, with Vegas cooked together in coconut milk. we have shark and bake. Bake and salt fish. Macaroni pie, Callaloo, ochro rice, Bhagie Rice and many more.
I love how she was up to trying everything, my Trini culture!!! Everything is better with a red Solo.
I'm happy to say I can cook all the food you ate I am proud of our island people thank you for enjoying and respecting our food and culture
Can't believe you're with Nina this was the most unexpected collab 😊❤️ Support from 🇹🇹
OMG I love to watch Nina cook she's the ultimate foodie..So happy she got a taste of Trini I love my island
Love from Port of Span Trinidad Dave, I see that you're clearly in love with the best food in the world!!!
Love watching people’s reaction to eating Trini food. Hilarious how I am born and exist here 27 years and I still act like this lmaooo … 😂😂😂😂
Omg I miss Trini food since moving from Brooklyn. Everything looks delicious 💛
This place is my favorite!!! Perks of living South Florida, the Caribbean food is phenomenal.
I'm drooling looking at all these dishes, It looks delicious 😋. Thanks for embracing our culture
Lovely to see you visited Trinidad!! I'm so jealous!! The food looks amazing!!
I felt that in my soul when Nina said it's grandma back there cooking for you!!! West Indy life ya heard!!!
My mouth is watering. 😋😋😋curry, roti, palourie, dahl puri...heaven, sheer heaven. Edit: that choka, cassava pone and miti, goodness gracious, stop, you guys are killing me😁😁 What a meal! I am full.
Love it when you eat spicy food - it just looks like you are in your element and enjoying your life! Let's go David!
Thanks, you did a great job on showing Trinidad. I could not go home so watching Trini food made me happy.
Yesss, David! I knew you’d love Trinidad. Such a great video. 🔥
Cricket on the TV as David and Nina walked in, beautiful 😀
Thank you for highlighting my country food . Well done I always try to introduce it to my coworkers . And when they taste it they always ask when I will bring more . Next time I go to Florida I definitely will be there at joy's . Looks really amazing I could imagine the taste.
Watching Ninas face everytime she took ah bite or even ah sip of our soft drinks, make me tear up ah bit and extra proud to be ah Trini!!! Love in the House David
Can’t wait for the Trinidad vlogs!!
my beautiful country thank u David for showcasing our beautiful country also Joy food looks great and original nina u need to introduce Nicole and other vloggers to our great dishes i am proud as a peacock looking at this
So happy you have good authentic trini Indian food in ft laud. Can't wait to see your vids of your time spent in TT. TRINI TO DE BONE!!!!!!
David you well enjoying that delicious Trinidad food you are an honorary Trinidadian now 💯💯cheers from Orlando
@Davidsbeenhere
2 жыл бұрын
Orlando Trini food tour soon!
I just made some Doubles! And omg so amazing! 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 reminds me of a lot of snacks we make in Belize. Caribbean food is amazing!
@jasminespencer2872
2 жыл бұрын
Where did you get your recipe?
@RickiO1987
2 жыл бұрын
@@jasminespencer2872 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJeOy7lyiZSoXZs.html
Love my Trini food. It's all delicious 😋 slight pepper for me.
That food looks beautiful!!! I was salivating throughout the video! Sumptuous food! Love love your enthusiasm!! ❤️❤️
Thank you David and Nina..food looks very authentic👌👌👌 what a treat!!
I love my country and culture..🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 thank you David..
This place is so family oriented I love coming here ,Joy’s Roti delight is the place to come to whenever you visiting south Florida ♥️❤️
WOW man...everything looks really yummy 🤗love the video and thanks for sharing guys 👏✌😁🤣🤣
So Awesome, as a Trini i am so proud ,thank you David
I can't wait to see the videos of the Trinidad trip..Haven't been back Home in 3 years.
Thanks bro for the good reviews of my food n culture 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹👍 .sorry I missed you in trini
I love my country sweet Trinidad...... Thank you for show casing my country beautiful food and it's flavor's.🇹🇹🇹🇹
So happy to see David enjoying our Trinidadian food... David you are a pro with the pepper now, lol and yuh sounding like a Trini too...so cool.
I JUST LOVE U &NINA 2GETHER!!!!GREAT VIDEO AND LOVED THE TRINIDAD VIDEOS!!!!!✌NINA U ARE BEAUTIFUL 💙❤😍😜🥰
Wow David & Nina u guys had my mouth watering... food look delicious thanks , much love to u guys....😘😘
Welcome Trinidad 🇹🇹 Tobago let’s go good food 🍲 good friends thanks for sharing🇹🇹🌺
Yes yes David & Nina .. one of my favorite tori shop whenever I am down south Florida..actually I will b there soon. ... awesome share ..
Omg, everything looks amazing!
Thank you for showcasing one of my favorite Trini dish! & also I hope you enjoyed your stay in Trini. Hope you come again🇹🇹🫶🏽
@victoriab.6910
2 жыл бұрын
Love the fact that you added the soft drinks (SOLO) as well
Amazing collaboration happy to see Ninaunrated Eats with you.! I love watching you both xoxo
So am at home in Trinidad watching this...And this is making me so hungry... lol... feeling for doubles and a goat roti.. I can tell you truly enjoyed what you ate.. Great vlog!
Hi I have been following you awhile now, I'm so glad that you came to TNT Trinidad and Tobago, I even love how you represent us in this video I am amazed how you remember everything even the Solo, keep up the good job hope your kids love the gift from Tobago
Its awesome seeing my sweet Trinbago showcase on your channel. Xoxo @nina
David, Thank U Very Much for doing Ur home-work on our local food. I Greatly Appreciate it 🇹🇹!!!!!
I hope he also explored the other cuisine of Trinidad. Curry might be the staple but there is so much more. Waiting for the series. Hope you had black pudding and hops bread
@reeneljoseph
2 жыл бұрын
Yes he had those as well, can't wait for the series it's going to be alot of episode.
Love from Trinidad 🇹🇹💕
Awesome. Love this place also. 😁🤗
Thank for you guys making Trinidad on the world market of food delight blessing to you tube appa
Strong Indian influence. I didn't know so much Indian culture in Trinidad. Wow!!
Can't wait for the trini series ..
Way so hungry after watching all these delicious foods.This restaurant did a great job showcasing meals from Trinidad.Big up yuhself Trinidad❤
Omg I love pholourie Lawd😭😭
Thanks for loving our food
@lisapamponette7568
2 жыл бұрын
@Telegram me 👉@Davidsbeenheree Thank you!
Yoooo David thanks for highlighting my fav place. Shout out to aunty Sheila and Pradeep. My fav doubles spot. Love from central Florida!!
Your videos have been super helpful for introducing me to Trinidad food! I am literally waiting to board the plane at the Miami Airport to Port of Spain for my first trip to Trinidad. Looking forward to trying patacon at Anndres!
🌸 I have such fond memories of my nana doubles & pholourie with coconut chutney & much much more fabulous food. I loved buying them on Saturday’s, best hot with lots of spice 🌶🇹🇹✨
Love to see our food highlighted. We have a lot of variety. This was just one part of it 😅. On a side note she would have gotten to taste the pommecythere chutney with the pholourie in Trinidad.
@simonechinchoy1408
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully he was exposed to all the aspects of our cuisine and not only curry
Trini 2 d bone! Deliciousness making me miss home, glad you got to enjoy d culture, river and food! Bless
Cant wait for the trinidad vlogs
Wow, loved the Triini Series. Awesome you have somewhere to have it in USA
David David you mastered our explanation of Trini food.Doubles is very satisfying tasty .a must have..
I am just drooling watching this. Have not had Trini food in the longest while.
Love from Trinidad🙌🏼🥳
Really happy to see you enjoying Trinbagonian food!
This was so great! When I saw 'Trinidadian' food, I was thinking it would be totally meat focused. I'm a vegetarian and this breakfast was so surprising to me. Loved it...❤❤
@jasminespencer2872
2 жыл бұрын
Oh What made you think that? Our vegetarian is some of our most popular
@sherriw7673
2 жыл бұрын
@@jasminespencer2872 I'm just (obviously) not familiar with the cuisine...I just 'jumped' to that conclusion. My uneducated bad!
@jasminespencer2872
2 жыл бұрын
@@sherriw7673 oh I see Well Trinidad and Tobago is a nation that's population has mainly indian and african persons and our smaller groups would be Chinese, Syrian, Indigenous peoples, Venezuelans and more, and most if not all are represented in our food
@sherriw7673
2 жыл бұрын
@@dizzy4u Thanks...I've learned a little more about the cuisine and the influence of Indian (among others) sounds like 'my cup of tea' lol!