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Oistens Fish Fry Fun

  • October 1, 2008
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
Oistens Fish Fry Fun

On any given Friday night, you’ll find Bajans and tourists alike gathered in the small town of Oistens at the traditional fish fry. There was a $10 shuttle to Oistens from the Bougainvillea Beach Resort that we booked to take us there.

There are stalls and stalls, one right after the other, offering up all manner of fish and chicken dishes caught fresh and grilled up for your tasting pleasure. Our driver recommended his buddy’s hut, but we had a coupon from our Best of Barbados deal that we had booked, so we had to go on the hunt for the one stall that took our coupon.

That stall happened to be called Angel’s, and it’s a good thing we got there early and sought it out first thing, because everyone else with coupons ended up standing in line all night.

Our coupon ended up allowing us to each chose $25 U.S. of food, which essentially equaled a plate with meat and a side, along with a drink. My boyfriend was brave to try the grilled blue marlin, and I, being less inclined to eat a fish with its head still attached, went with the barbeque chicken. Both of us enjoyed our meal, which is less than I can say for the British couple we befriended, who had followed the suggestion of our driver and found the food to be not-so-great.

After eating, we walked around to look at some of the vendors selling their wares, many of which were a little more aggressive in their sales pitch than I’d prefer. However, we did buy a pair of very cool bowls that were made from fish scales, and negotiated our way to a good deal, mostly because we think the salesman was quite fond of the marijuana he was smoking.

The night was an interesting look into the local flavor – both in food and in culture. I think it’d be a good opportunity for anyone visiting the island – just chose the right place to eat.

From journal Barbados: Living on Island Time

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