Much of the food you will find in Bermuda has been imported and, while some visitors may be reassured to find familiar food available, the import costs can result in high prices in the wide variety of restaurants Bermuda has to offer its visitors. However, there are also many delicious traditional and local ingredients on the menu, so if you are visiting Bermuda, why not take the opportunity to sample the local cuisine?
Bermudian cuisine draws its inspiration from a wide range of influences, including, of course, those of its Caribbean neighbors as well as those of Britain, France, Portugal and Italy. Traditional dishes served in the restaurants Bermuda boasts even draw their inspiration from as far away as India, China, Thailand and Japan.
As Bermuda is an island, it is unsurprising that many traditional Bermudian dishes are based around seafood. Lobster is in season from the beginning of September to the end of March and is likely to appear on the menu of the restaurants Bermuda has during those months. Other seafood includes rockfish, wahoo, tuna, red snapper and crab. Other traditional favorites include Johnny cakes, which are cornmeal pancakes, fish chowder and cassava pie. After your entree, why not try a Bermudian dessert, such as guava jelly syllabub?
While you are enjoying a traditional meal at one of the restaurants Bermuda has, why not accompany it with one of the famous cocktails Bermuda has given the world? A Dark and Stormy is a refreshing blend of rum and ginger beer. Or you could try a shrub, which is a drink blended from fruits such as lemons, limes or oranges, sugar and rum.
Local ingredients have become increasingly popular with Bermudian chefs and it is unusual to find a menu that does not list a traditional dish or two, even in the most upscale of the restaurants bermuda has. For visitors who want to taste the authentic flavors of Bermuda, this is a welcome trend.