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Noun
A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.

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  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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SilentR
Jul 29, 2008 5:59pm
Did not know Trinidad use 'rice and peas' also.  Thought it was peas and rice..
wyvern
Jul 30, 2008 4:14am
The guyanese have it backwards
SilentR
Jul 31, 2008 4:33pm
It could go either way, noh soh?..Or is this the thought process:l if you have more rice than peas, then is rice an peas, and if is more peas dan rice, den is peas an rice...?
heretic
Aug 01, 2008 4:33am
Rice is the dominant ingredient, therefore it's rice and peas.
SilentR
Aug 05, 2008 7:00pm

Awoah!

tjb11419
Feb 09, 2009 11:57pm
in trinidad its peas in rice
AKKS
Feb 16, 2009 9:19am

Well everybody got it wrong.

Inna Belize we seh "Rice and Beans" with coconut milk and "Stew Beans and Rice" without. 

CaribDigita
Mar 30, 2009 4:24pm
@wyvern in Barbados its the otherway round too.rnPeas and Rice... If you say it the otherway it is a tip off on who is outsider... lol
Jmc (guest)
Nov 09, 2009 6:03pm
by The way am from costa rica, 23 years old and we also eat rice and peas, Limon costa rica.
Philyny (guest)
Nov 15, 2009 8:26pm
Bey I couldn't resist, I'm from Bahamas and we call it Peas and Rice too.
mick (guest)
Nov 16, 2009 6:55am
We should take a vote, and see all who call it peas and rice.
Abigail (guest)
Dec 03, 2009 7:28am
Rice an Peas, but there's always a argument about calling them 'beans' instead!
AKKS
Dec 04, 2009 4:39pm
Yup it seem like only Belizeans does call it di carrect term.....B.E.A.N.S.
Starboy (guest)
Dec 15, 2009 1:14pm
Spanish influenced and Latin countries say beans instead of peas. A hundred thousand variation on the same thing. In Guyana there's probably about 15 variation on the same thing depending on where you live and what you put in or leave out
Ras Skipper (guest)
Jan 16, 2010 3:51pm
whats wrong wid allyuh? Gungo PEAS! Therefore Rice and peas, seen!
stefey818 (guest)
Feb 10, 2010 8:02pm
a rice and peas. jamaican style
Gabs (guest)
Feb 11, 2010 1:25pm
check it. Bajans use all sorts o' tings in it. Mostly pigeon PEAS, split PEAS, black eye PEAS. And since it is more rice dan peas it is Rice & Peas for Baje. study yuh heads

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