Trinidad and Tobago Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialities:
• Creole soups, the best being sans coche, calaloo and peppery pigeon pea soup.
• Tatoo (armadillo).
• Manicou (opossum).
• Pork souse (pork boiled and served cold in a salty sauce with lime, cucumber, pepper, and onion slices).
• Tum-tum (mashed green plantains).
National drinks:
• Excellent rums and angostura bitters are used to make rum punch.
• The local beers are Carib and Stag.
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: A 10 to 15% tip is usual in hotels and restaurants.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Mon-Thurs 0800-1600, Fri 0800-1800 and Sat 0800-1300. Some shops stay open later in Port of Spain, and malls are often open till 2100. Shops close on public holidays, especially during Carnival.
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