British Virgin Islands Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialities:
• Seafood dishes, including lobster (the Anegada lobster is reputedly the best in the Caribbean), fish chowder, snapper, whelks, mussel pie, conch stew and shark.
• Roti (flavourful East Indian flat bread, filled with meat or vegetables).
• Paté (a dish baked or grilled, containing spiced meat, seafood or vegetables, stuffed into pita bread).
• Fungi (not actually related to the mushroom but instead refers to a delicious mixture of cornmeal and okra, usually served with seafood and probably closest to Italian polenta in flavour and consistency).
• Delicious local fruits such as soursop, papaya, mango, pineapple, guava, sugar apple, passion fruit and tamarind.
National drinks:
• All kinds of rum punch and cocktails.
• Local spirits include Pusser’s Rum (originally produced for the Royal Navy’s pursers).
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: All hotels add a 10 to 12% service charge.
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