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Traditional Bahamian Dishes

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The managing director of the Green Bay Group in Nassau, Bahamas, Lester Turnquest coordinates all of the company’s operational activities. In his free time, Lester Turnquest of Nassau, Bahamas, enjoys cooking. Bahamian cuisine, a unique blend of Caribbean and American styles, features plenty of seafood and spices. Here are a few traditional dishes of the Bahamas: - Cracked conch . Prepared similarly to a veal cutlet, the conch meat is pounded out, breaded, and deep fried. The conch is often served with a Creole sauce. - Boiled fish and grits. This popular breakfast dish is a flavorful soup made from simmered grouper fillets, onions, potatoes, and peppers. The soup is served with a bowl of grits. - Peas 'n’ rice . A common side dish in Caribbean cooking, pigeon peas, a perennial legume, are cooked with onions, tomatoes, spices, and rice. - Guava duff. A prototypical Bahamian dessert, the dish consists of guava rolled into a pastry dough. The dough is then boiled or steamed and ...

Types of Fish Found Near Nassau, Bahamas

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Lester Turnquest serves as the managing director of The Green Bay Group Ltd. based in Nassau, Bahamas. Recreationally, Lester Turnquest takes advantage of living in Nassau by spending leisure time fishing in the area’s blue waters. A wide range of fish can be caught in the Bahamas at different times of year. A prized game fish is the Blue Marlin, which is also the national fish of the Bahamas. Female marlin can grow to be more than 1,000 pounds--four times the size of the largest males.  Two varieties of tuna exist in the waters around Nassau. The blackfin tuna grows up to 50 pounds and is more common in the summer. Bluefin tuna, which can weigh more than 50 pounds, are much harder to catch because they are fast swimmers. Bluefin tuna have historically been overfished. Individuals can also catch red snapper, a bottom feeder that congregates around wrecks and reefs. Most of these fish weigh less than 10 pounds, and individuals can only keep one per day in state waters and two p...