Trinidad Salt Cod Fritters with Pepper Sauce
Andrew Zimmern’s Kitchen AdventuresIn little roadside stands all over the Caribbean islands, the local food slingers turn out all kinds of salted fish fritters. Salting fish is one of the oldest and most popular forms of preserving around the world, and salted fish are always cheap and plentiful. I have been eating these fritters for 45 years, but as the world has increasingly become more commoditized and Americanized, the little stalls have slowly disappeared and given way to hot dog, hamburger and pizza chains. If you go to St. Croix, Trinidad, Jamaica and some of the other large islands in the Caribbean, you can still find stalls serving these fritters—just look for the markings of an old taxi or bus stop on a lonely stretch of road, and you’ll see vendors serving passengers their fill of salt cod fritters. The sauce is one I found years ago, and it goes superbly with all types of fried seafood, especially fritters.—Andrew Zimmern Caribbean Dishes Delicious Fried Foods
