MARTINIQUE

MARTINIQUE IS ONE OF TWO FRENCH COLONIES IN THE CARIBBEAN, IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN ST LUCIA AND DOMINICA THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SPOKEN ON THE ISLAND IS FRENCH. THE POPULATION IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL ETHNIC GROUPS 

The above piece of art work usually caught the attention of visitors everyone want to take a pic here 

Checkout the video at the bottom of the page for a taste of  Martinique carnival

THESE TWO VISITORS BELOW SEEM TO BE  HAVING A NICE TIME, FASCINATED BY WHAT EVER DID CAUGHT THEIR ATTENTION  

THERE ARE SEVERAL KIND OF LOCAL FOOD YOU CAN FIND IN RESTAURANTS, HERE IS A LIST OF SOME:

ACCRAS: fritters, an appetizer
ANANAS: pineapple
BALAOU: small local fish
BELANGERE: eggplant
BLAFF: seafood cooked in seasoned soup
BOUDIN: spicy blood sausage
CABRI: goat
CARAMBOLE: star-shaped fruit
CALALOU/CALLALOO: herb porridge
CHADRON: sea urchin
CHATROU: small octopus
CHIQUETAILLE: shredded, spicy codfish
CHRISTOPHINE: potato-like vegetable
COLUMBO: prepared with curry
COURT-BOUILLON: steamed fish specialty
CRABE FARCI: spicy stuffed crab
CREVETTE: shrimp
CRUDITE: mixed vegetable salad
DASHENE/DACHINE: a nutritional root
ECREVISSE: freshwater crayfish
FEROCE: fiery avocado w/chiquetaille
GAMBAS: prawns
GIRAUMON: local pumpkin or squash
LAMBI: conch
LANGOUSTE: lobster
MALANGA: another nutritional root
MARACUDJA: passion fruit
MORUE: codfish
MOULES: mussels
OUASSOUS: freshwater crayfish
OURSIN: sea urchin
PALOURDES: clams
PIMENTS: super hot scotch bonnet peppers
PLANTEUR: rum with tropical juices
POISSON: fish
POULET: chicken
SAUCE CHIEN: spicy sauce for fish
TI-PUNCH: potent rum w/cane syrup, lime
VIVANEAU: snapper
Z'HABITANTS: crayfish in Martinique