Dominica Carnival Food

• Tee-tee-ree (tiny freshly spawned fish).
• Lambi (conch).
• Agouti (a rodent).
• Manicou (small opossum).
• Crab backs (seasoned crab meat).
• Bello Hot Pepper Sauce is made locally and served everywhere with almost everything.

• Island fruit juices are excellent.
• Rum punches, particularly coconut rum punch (made from fresh coconut milk, sugar, rum, bitters, vanilla and grenadine).
• Sea Moss is a non-alcoholic beverage made from sea moss or seaweed, with a slightly minty taste.

Tipping:

• A 10 per cent service charge is added by most hotels and some restaurants.
• Other less tourist places do not add service to the bill and tipping is discretionary
• 10 to 15 per cent of the bill is acceptable.
• Taxi rates are set by law and therefore taxi drivers do not expect tips.

Nightlife

• Some hotel lounges stay open until 2300 and there is music at weekends at several hotels.
• A favorite haunt in Roseau, La Robe Creole, has dance music nightly with live bands at weekends.
• Popular local discos include The Warehouse, Scorpio and Doubles International.
• There are often folklore evenings with authentic costumes and music.
• Hotel staff will generally be able to advise visitors as to the best places.