Maracas Bay · Fried Shark Sandwich
Bake and Shark
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The dish's national fame is largely credited to a single beach stall, Richard's Bake and Shark, which turned a simple fried-fish sandwich into a pilgrimage food after opening in the 1980s.
A flat fried "bake" bread is split and stuffed with battered, deep-fried shark, then piled with a build-your-own bar of tamarind sauce, garlic, pepper, and shredded lettuce at stalls facing Maracas Beach.
Why it's made this way: Maracas Bay, reached via the winding road through the Diego Martin hills, is Trinidad's most popular beach, and its cluster of shark stalls made bake and shark synonymous with the region.
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