BARBADOS & BRITISH AIRWAYS FOOD & COCKTAILS


FAM FEEDBACK


Janet Johnson, Tailor Made Travel


Champers on Barbados’s south coast is a great fine-dining restaurant for those who don’t like anything too spicy. It’s right on the water’s edge and the menu has been well tailored to the British palate.


Yelluh Meat street food in Bridgetown is a great spot for visitors who like or want to try local dishes such as breadfruit. It’s really only known to the locals at the moment.


with taste sensations. Look out for fried chicken and various curries, washed down with a ginger beer. Don’t miss guava cheese, a sweet, firm candied jelly square made from the guava fruit. There are also plenty of fine-dining


establishments, perfect for a special occasion. Try one of the island’s most famed restaurants – The Cliff in St James – for spectacular ocean views and meticulously presented dishes, with a side order of celebrity-spotting.


BAJAN BEVERAGES But there’s more to taste than just the food. Barbados is known as the birthplace of rum, dating back to 1703, and the island is famed for producing some of the best in the Caribbean. The spirit is made from fermenting sugar cane


by-product into alcohol, before distilling it. The island’s history is closely entwined with the sugar industry, and rum is an integral part of Barbados’s past and present identity. For an insight into the fine art of making rum, tour one of the fascinating distilleries such as the Mount Gay Rum Distillery and Visitor Centre. There are also around 1,500 rum shops across the island, which can serve the beverage neat, on the rocks, with mixers or in the world-famous Bajan rum punch – every establishment has its own twist. Rum shops are an island institution and don’t just sell drinks – visitors can stop by for a snack, a game of dominoes with a local or even a spot of karaoke. Once travellers sample the welcoming Bajan drinks and cuisine, a return trip will soon be on the menu.


ABOVE: If there’s one must-try cocktail on the island, it’s rum punch


FAR LEFT: Recommend a sundowner on the beach


LEFT: The Barbados Food & Rum Festival is a popular annual event


BELOW LEFT: Street food and dominoes are a perfect pairing


FAM FEEDBACK


Sarah Jane Moss, Travel Counsellors


My favourite cocktail on the fam was definitely the traditional Bajan rum punch. You get offered them everywhere and they’re always so refreshing.


The best-tasting rum punch, strangely, I had served to me from the back of an Island Safari Jeep. It was very tasty. It had bitters in it and it wasn’t so fruity – it was really delicious and added something extra to the off-road adventure.


I’m going to tell my customers that rum is everywhere in Barbados. It’s in every single cocktail you could possibly want, and pace yourself when drinking, as they can pack a punch (pun intended!).


The Fisherman’s Pub in Speightstown was very welcoming – the staff were great. It’s the equivalent of our local chippie, except the food was, of course, Bajan. The restaurant serves spicy chicken curry, fried flying fish and Barbados’s famous macaroni pie.


JULY 2019 BARBADOS & BRITISH AIRWAYS


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