The NATIONAL DISH of BARBADOS!! Trying Fish & Cou Cou in Oistins!
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With a sunny Saturday afternoon in Barbados ahead of me, I headed back to the town of Oistins, this time to try another iconic Bajan dish, fish and coucou! On Saturdays, the local like to eat their national dishes, and fish and coucou is one of many national dishes in Barbados.
My boy Craig, his girlfriend Nerissa, and I stopped by Fred’s Bar & Restaurant for some saltfish and coucou. It’s usually flying fish, but saltfish and herring are interchangeable with it.
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They served me some coucou, which is made with cornmeal, and some saltfish gravy. I also wanted a separate one with herring, so they made that for me, too. The herring looked so delicious!
Then, they added some pickled cucumber and sweet potatoes. Everything came to 54 BBD, or exactly $27 USD. But then it started raining out of nowhere. While we waited for the rain to die down, we checked out some funny sayings posted on the wall.
Finally, it was time to eat! The coucou had a texture similar to mashed potatoes. I loved the salty saltfish sauce and the okra in it. The pickled cucumber added a nice bit of acidity. I also loved the herring! The bones were so tiny, I could easily eat through them without having to worry.
I really liked the coucou a lot. It was so tasty. The fish was throughout the entire dish, and it was very moist. The gravy was nice and rich! The sweet potato was also very nice!
Then, we drove five minutes to Dread Hop Brewing, the only craft brewery on the island, to try some beers. They started bottling their beers in 2014 and then they launched their current space in 2020 during the pandemic. They have a taproom and a beer garden outside.
They have ten different beers, and I wanted to try them all! A lot of their beers are named after locations in Barbados. If you order two flights (which we did), you get two extra beers. The Calypso Pilsner is the only one they don’t bottle, so it’s exclusive to their taproom!
I started with the summer ale, which was smooth and crisp. I loved the smoky, chocolaty smoked porter. The pale ale was very light, and the Pelican Island IPA was citrusy and hoppy. I could smell the oranges in it!
The red ale had a caramel and barley flavor that I liked a lot. I hadn’t had a red ale in a while! The Long Beach White Ale was light and crafty. The Barracuda Double IPA wasn’t very hoppy and the hazy IPA was nice, too.
The Mahogany Bay Stout was really nice and creamy, and the Calypso Pilsner was the best pilsner I’ve ever had in my life! It was super refreshing! Then, I met the cat at the brewery and that was it for our afternoon in Oistins!
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I have loved all of your videos. But as a proud Bajan the videos on Barbados warm my little bajan heart! ♥ 🇧🇧
Just goes to show how much Barbados has to offer. I’ve been there 10 times and didn’t know they had this brewery there. I need to book another trip. 🇧🇧
@allanehoward5648
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I live here and i didn't know
@maxxitee4761
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I live here and First I hearing 😮
@petitebaje
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Only really opened since 2020 though. But it's lovely, chill vibes, esp later in the day. Definitely go next time you visit.
@allanehoward5648
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@@petitebaje ok
@wall1
Жыл бұрын
Guyana has best food
Your videos highlighting the National dish of Barbados 🇧🇧 Cou Cou is mind blowing the corn meal and okras with fish is similar to Ghana 🇬🇭 now we know and see the connection with Ghana 🇬🇭 is food deep
@rashodjackson5687
Жыл бұрын
The name cou cou comes from Fufu but Dey do it with okra. But yes the food prepared in Barbados has some African and European influences!
@jabaltariq4606
Жыл бұрын
As far as I know all islands in the Caribbean have a version of that
Bajan here. Broo ive just been binge watching this whole bajan series and im obsessed already😩❤👏🏾
David always has such good vibes and energy..this guy can fit in anywhere in the world..much love bro
Good morning David. Just finished watching with the 'live' chat. Coocoo looks delicious And with all that gravy - icing on the cake. I make my coocoo like that with a lot of thyme, onions, spring onions, pimento and garlic salt. Can't go wrong in making coocoo. You can eat a lot of it though. You can even slice it and pan-fry it or put it on the BBQ. I will pass on the beer since I don't drink. I wonder why they don't sip and spit like they do in wine-tasting!🤔 It's amazing how many craft beer entrepreneurs there are now. David, is the craft beer better than the regular? The yellowish one looks like lemonade LoL. You and Craig ended up REALLY happy after having all that beer. Nice one again. I love how simple and straightforward these Barbados videos are. Good job. Take care David 🙏🕊️🇹🇹🇨🇦 And oh the hair net on the bald head made my day 🤣🤣🤣
Food looks amazing. Lots of things I've learn about Barbados. Thank you David 💕
Flying fish and cou cou is definitely one of the best dishes you can eat out there.
David , I love your energy. You're so engaging and easy going and your love for food shines through..You're definitely a foodie. I have throughly enjoyed your Barbados 🇧🇧 series but I'm bias. Barbados 🇧🇧 is ,my birth Country but I reside in the US currently in Maryland. It's nice to see 👀 old stomping ground and the wonderful cuisine. Here's my order on your way back to the US, Breadfruit CouCou & Flying Fish, Pudding and Souse,and Bull jowl and a glass of cold Maulby, a roti or two and some fish cakes.. Just Kidding 😅😅😅🤣🤣.
Those meals looked delicious 😍that cou cou would taste great I love cornmeal.
Coo Coo saltfish/smokeherring/ pickled cucumbers....outdoors eating tropical skies breezy atmosphere.... just so relaxing for any visitor. Also the various beers and their unique names,,great for a hot sunny day...refreshing and last but not least the hosts are very friendly,,,entertaining..just awesome. This was another informative video on the food and of Barbados. Thanks David ,, safe travels.
@gotchawon
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Coucou !
@ShabanandHailey
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@@gotchawon Thankyou for the spelling..stay safe.
Its crazy how all the islands are connected. in Jamaica we call Cou Cou Tun Cornmeal and we make it basically the same.
David every summer when I was growing up I went to Saint James and Christ Church Barbados, to me you can think of Cou Cou as a Polenta. I had it so much with Saltfish and if you do try the Flying Fish have it seasoned and fried OMG it’s so good and in Christ Church they have the BEST fried Chicken!!!
I love it , cou cou and salt fish yummy 😋🤤 BIG UP 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🌹💕
Would love to go to Barbados .National Dish looks so so good . Brewery to even. Salt fish really want to try that one day. Never had Herring so would like to try also.. I love how you interact with many people and you flow with everyone you meet. Stay safe keep smiling and have a great day ♥
One of my favourite food...coocoo with ANY kind of fish👌
I love Barbados 🇧🇧 I will come in January for the cool Jazz Festival 😎
LORD! This have got me thinking of a Holiday in Bim . Dat food looks delicious 😋. WOW LOVE THIS SPACE
Oistins fish fry on Friday nights are so dope.
Bro am definitely going to Barbados just because of the food.I love me some turn cornmeal on seafood
Your videos are awesome! I'm so proud to be a bajan! Thanks Craig & Nerissa, you are great! My mouth is drooling, I can't wait to visit Bim!
Brewery looks good
Flying Fish and coucou
Im in barbados in 4 weeks
@justjaleah6353
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🎉🎉🎉🎉
@jarveyshuttle2421
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Hit some of these places, you may have to substitute Auntie Brenda pudding & souse with the Souse Factory!
Surprised you did not use hot sauce, because that's the icing on the cake for me. Beautiful
@sharondarby44
Жыл бұрын
Ikr
@davidsbeenhere oh man, first souse then cou cou and saltfish.
Love me some cou cou
13 years since I had coucou,, Barbados was nice in July, compared to florida humidity and heat on a dry day is ridiculous in summer not to mention lack of breeze , Barbados day temps are florida night temps by 11pm to 1am most areas coolest at 6 am As for Barbados perfect food and weather and beaches , easy n breezy
Happy to see you enjoy cou cou, Dave. You gotta make friends with someone's mum who can throw down and have some with flying fish in their home.🇧🇧😃 Dread Hop Brewery looks cool - thx for introing a new place to this Bajan. Your guides do a good job. Subscribed!
@pastryshack551
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Why does he have to make friends with someone's mother to get flying fish. Find a place that have it and buy some
@SandraSealySeawomanBDS
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@@pastryshack551 Coz if you watch Dave's souse video (my fav by far which I watched after this), you will get it. There is NOTHING like that authentic Bajan🇧🇧 interaction and knowledge and hospitality. Craig's Mum Brenda is amazing and warm.
@ShabanandHailey
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Thankyou for joining the rest of us ..appreciate you so much ..stay safe ..blessings to you and your family...Peace.
@pastryshack551
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@@SandraSealySeawomanBDS what I said had nothing to do with Craig's beautiful mother Brenda. This lady worked very hard preparing a dish for many days, not evening counting the days of gathering the different produce. Vegetables, meat, and other things, but I understand! Men are very simple minded, I can't say anymore, a jamaican would understand what I mean.
@SandraSealySeawomanBDS
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@@pastryshack551 You misundertand me. I said going to a Bajan home where it's authentically prepped takes the experience to another level. Craig's mum is just an example and the closest to that type of vid I've seen thus far. It's not to take away from the many fab eateries with amazing food on my island.
All your videos have been full of information and great to see you appreciate nice beer and not just the big brand names will try to get to Dread Hop and have a stout and a porter
They stingy with the salffish David, they should have given more.
Breadfruit is the real deal with flying fish.
Never knew they was a craft brewery in Bimshire…Thnks for this video u taught me something new 👍🏿👍🏿
Usually people compare coucou to palenta (italian) or to fufu (nigerian). I dont really think of it like mash potatoes
@kathy-annereece3791
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It isn’t. The texture is different. It is cooked with boiled okras and the liquid of the boiled of okras which is slimy. This is what gives it the smooth texture. It is very tasty!! 😊
@venom5809
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Definitely more like polenta.
@eleisha5054
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@@venom5809 Cou cou, it's polenta without the okras
Caribbean rainy season June to November# rain
Bro, I want to try some cou-cou ASAP!!
Bajans make the BEST cou cou !! BEST
I wantttttt!!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭
Great
David what happened to the hot pepper sauce, for me it’s a must with cou cou.
Not skimpy on the starch... Just like Bolivian food.
And I will stop by and have some beer 🍺
David am please to see you enjoying our traditional cou cou next time get it done by someone's granny lol. You'll get it with okra salad and flying fish also with cucumber and tomatoes yummy it just slides down you're threat.. check out mother's bar St. Philip best local food
Love cou-cou when cooked by my mother. Not by anyone else.
Coo coo is awesome in Trinidad we set ours and serve in squares instead of like a potato ball
David next time you come back we’ll make sure you have a real Bajan Girl🎉
@marlenepollard4982
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It was her Trinidadian family connections to Craig that invited David to 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇧 . Be kind
Fresh cod is delicious
Wonderfull
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Hallo Devid When You Try Soomaali Food❤❤❤❤
Hi
I want you to come to gambla
Bit expensive for such an abundant local dish wow almost £30 for those two meals but look’s tasty nevertheless 👌🏻😋
First comment is mine
Snackettes
Similar to west African food !! Like fufu …
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Not prickle,pickle dear
54 ???????
@remiem-iw7uk
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BDS $54 dollars for the 3 homecooked, fresh, flavourful, filling meals. Roughly USD $27 divided by 3.
This the same as American Fish and grits.
@marlenepollard4982
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely not
@DAMusic305
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@@marlenepollard4982 it absolutely is.
@lizabetx483
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Fish and Grits are from the Southern USA. African diaspora cooking so there will be similarities.
@jabaltariq4606
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No!! As you know, cou cou is made with cornmeal and ochroes primarily. Grits (at least the ones I know) is more like Cream of Wheat. The fish part may well be the same though!
@DAMusic305
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@@jabaltariq4606 grits are made from ground corn. Smh.
Barbados don't have it's own culture anymore,every body's culture is theirs.
@marlenepollard4982
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Our beautiful Island Barbados have always embraced people from other countries like they have embraced us. I love that we can enjoy other cuisines whether it be Jamaican , Trinidadian, Guyanese , Chinese, Italian, Persian , Latin American , Indian without having to get on a plane. We have not lost our culture whatsoever. We Bajans still love our Bajan cuisine and always will. This is who we are a diverse island . Embraceable to other cultures and their cuisine. God Bless 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇧 our Beautiful Island in the Sun 🌞. 🇧🇧 Step further into the Light. 🇧🇧
@ktammz
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And you don't have sense...
@Goddess636
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@@ktammz the truth makes you say that,lol
@ktammz
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@@Goddess636 no the fact that you would make such an idiotic statement.
@Goddess636
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@@ktammz truth hurts,,lolol
Don't like those glasses make think of the old man from me minions movie