A Trini Double…. Must
have
A renown Worldwide a
Trini doubles. Simmering in envy, many Trinidadians, either born or living abroad, they are only too happy to relay the how they feel when they mention the word doubles.. God forbid you post photographic evidence; that just seems to
irritate (and cause lots of face-palming) them even more!
Such is the love for
this national dish; the not-so-humble doubles. It’s not entirely a Trinidadian
invention as some believe, rather, a variation on an Indian street food dish
called channa bhatura found in many Indian restaurants. Like the toppings
(chutneys, chows and pepper sauces) of late, the name tends to vary depending
on the region; however, as is with all our local cuisine, doubles is still a
localised invention. A TRINIS BREAKFAST looking for a doubles at various
locations in Trinindad:
North and West:
Captain’s Doubles
Where: Maraval,
opposite Chaconia Hotel.
Rodney’s
Where: Corner of
French St and Kitchener St, Woodbrook, 7-10am Mon-Fri.
Chatterbox Doubles
Where: Chacon Street
(Mon-Fri mornings) and Aranjuez Savannah (Mon-Thurs evenings).
East:
Frank’s Doubles
Where: UWI shed, St
Augustine
Ulies Doubles
Where: Eastern Main
Road, Sangre Grande, opposite Picton Road.
Central:
Joe’s Doubles
Where: Waterloo,
Charlieville.
Why: Made fresh in a
food truck and comes with several chutneys including coconut chutney.
Ravi’s Doubles
Where: Chaguanas Main
Road, Chaguanas.
South
Johnny’s Doubles
Where: M2 Ring Road,
from 4:00 p.m., -6:00 p.m., on weekdays and 7:00 a.m.,-9:00 a.m., on weekends.
Tobago
Crown Point Airport
Doubles
Where: Crown Point Airport
Patsy’s Doubles
Where: Scarborough
This is so true, in Trinidad you must have a doubles is simply delicious...
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