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Doubles

Pronounced /DUB-bulz/nounFood

Meaning

Trinidad's favourite street snack: two pieces of soft fried bara bread with curried channa (chickpeas), dressed with cucumber, pepper sauce and chutneys. Mostly sold in the morning from roadside stalls. The dish was created in Princes Town in 1936 by Emamool Deen and his wife.

Gimme two doubles with slight pepper.

In plain English: I'll have two doubles with a little hot pepper.

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Sources

  1. Rough Guides: Eating and drinking in Trinidad & Tobago
  2. Discover Trinidad & Tobago: Our Trinidad food & dining guide
  3. The Juggernaut: Trinidadian doubles, the unlikely street food hit

Last verified 3 October 2026. Spotted something wrong? Send a correction.