Tour an Authentic Caribbean Food Market | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
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Since arriving in Trinidad almost 9 months ago we've settled into a routine of visiting the Central Market in Port of Spain every weekend to shop for fresh seafood, meat, herbs, fruit and vegetables. There's a huge range of fresh produce and many friendly vendors that we're got to know throughout our time here.
So many of the yacht cruisers who pass through Trinidad have vouched for it being one of the best fresh market's in the entire Caribbean, so we decided to show it off and do a walk through of the market, introducing you to some of our favourite vendors.
At the end, Telicia breaks down exactly what was bought and how much it cost in USD and TTD, keeping in mind this is almost our entire grocery shop for a week!
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0:00 Intro
1:08 Food Court
1:41 Meat & Seafood
4:36 Fruit & Vegetables
7:36 Lovely Vendor!
9:44 Central Building
11:58 BEST Chicken!
13:44 What it Cost
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@alberttelesford8996 6 ай бұрын
Well done lady as a trini I have to say well done. You represented like if you are a trini
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
Very high praise! Thank you 😊
@user-dx5mg9by9y 7 ай бұрын
Love Trinidad from 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Hello to Jamaica! Who knows, we might end up there at some point 😁
@user-dx5mg9by9y 7 ай бұрын
@@travelsketch That would be great.Am in Portmore.One love.🇯🇲
@Trinavara 5 ай бұрын
And we love you right back !! 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 ❤️ ❤
@user-dx5mg9by9y 5 ай бұрын
@@Trinavara 🇹🇹🇯🇲♥️✌️👍🙏
@user-dx5mg9by9y 5 ай бұрын
@@travelsketch If don't ,we still appreciate you being in the Caribbean.One love 🇯🇲
@SiriusStarGazer 7 ай бұрын
Happy to see such a positive review on my country's central market. So much more to see and EAT! Enjoy!
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! You are so right about the food 😅
@RonNelson09 2 ай бұрын
Love yuh work in dis video. Thanks fuh showing the good work my people are doing at Central Market.
@travelsketch 2 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video! According to all of the international yacht sailors in Chaguaramas it's the best market in the Caribbean islands 😊
@paulfrancis253 6 ай бұрын
Its the biggest market in the eastern islands and in Trinidad its also a wholesale and retail market with Caribbean Thursdays vendors from Grenada,st Vincent etc comes to trinidad second biggest would be the Chaguanas market in Central Trinidad third would be Trinidad's second City in the south San fernando market fourth may be Arima market or Point Fortin market Trinis markets are clean and organized Tobago as well every Boroughs, towns and City has a market Although i never been to Central Market in POS i usually passed it from the highway great video put up the good work......🎉❤😊😮
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
@petrabridgemohan7006 6 ай бұрын
Yachties do discover our central.mkt vibes and enjoy it as world travellers...i was just surpised that given u are aussie u fiund it so inspiring witj quality farm to table litetally expereinces. We trinis often take these for granted so its nice to remind us how lucky we are in many respects.. Trinidad west coast chaguramas is well knowm safe spot for glibal yachties during carubbean hurricane season...as we are out of the hurricane belt Nice to know yachties still supporting our indigenous economy.❤
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
The market is a big hit with yachties and has developed a reputation as one of the best places to shop! We have smaller butcher stores and farmers markets in Australia, but it's nowhere near the size of the Central Market - most Australians just shop at supermarkets that are the equivalent to Massy or PriceSmart.
@ramprashad29 7 ай бұрын
Amazing video I can’t believe the prawns were so reasonably priced. Now I will have to visit Trinidad
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
That's for the big ones too! The smaller ones are about 35TT per pound 🍤🦐
@anna-tn2ww 7 ай бұрын
I watched your Short on this! So glad you decided to do a full length video 😁
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
After doing the Short I decided I wanted to do something full length to really try to do the market justice and share how great it and the people there have been :) Happy you enjoyed it!
@joyransome-lewis 7 ай бұрын
Central Market is the best❤
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Agreed! 😄
@PapinePrincess 6 ай бұрын
Love this and am getting ideas for my upcoming visit to Trinidad in February. Thank you for sharing your experience ❤
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
Glad to help :)
@tupapichulo63 5 ай бұрын
I have always loved going to the Central market to buy vegetables and other stuff. I sometimes went to the San Juan market to the Tunapuna market. I've been know to go as far as the Chaguanas market. My wife always found that I bought too much! Your video is so enjoyable and I'll be in Trinidad for about 2 weeks mid May 2024. I'll surely look for Jerry's chicken and Jessica. Your video just brought back memories. Thank you so much. Great job.
@travelsketch 5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
@Timo_Tomato 7 ай бұрын
The market is stilll the same as when i was a child love going to the meat section
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
The meat is so good too, much better than alot of what's at the supermarket!
@user-dx5mg9by9y 7 ай бұрын
Clean,wish Jamaica had market's at least clean as this
@trinitodworld 7 ай бұрын
I'm a Trinidad 🇹🇹 youtuber love your videos
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
@subdude2013 6 ай бұрын
good tour thanks for sharing, cheers Paul.
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@kelsonalleyne 6 ай бұрын
My favorite place to visit and shop for food very clean
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
It's a great setup 😄
@annmariekhan 7 ай бұрын
LOVE THIS
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Thank you! :D
@kathytegreene1562 7 ай бұрын
Great video.
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@gregrichard9192 6 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video
@1daxwood 7 ай бұрын
Omg, i enjoyed this vlog so much. I felt as though I was on holiday on the island. Please do more vlogs of island life in Trinidad. Can you do a supermarket vlog?
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! There will be more to come on Trinidad :)
@madananoel5869 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, watching from ny, from carribbean,❤
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
@user-beingme 6 ай бұрын
Great video ❤
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@anthonyblackman7669 4 ай бұрын
Nice dog. he/ she looks like a very happy calm dog. I’m really liking its color, so cool.
@travelsketch 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! She is a great dog 😊😊
@sandramahadeo4910 7 ай бұрын
Hi I just love watching you I’m a first time subscriber you are beautiful I’m from Trinidad I goes to the tunapuna market there you would also get everything fresh and now our fresh pigeon peas are in season enjoy your stay in Trinidad take care bye.
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I'm hoping to release more about Trinidad moving forward :) I just searched the Tunapuna Market - it looks like a great spot!
@mariatele7399 7 ай бұрын
Very lovely video.
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@2075vj 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I would’ve purchased the meat towards the end of the shopping so that way it stays fresh.😊
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I initally planned to do that but unfortunately some things run out because they're so popular - I missed the big prawns this week! 😭😭. To compensate I bring the cooler bags and ice bricks with me which does the trick 😊
@xrisd 5 ай бұрын
Hi, just stumbled across your channel and I love your videos about my country, Trinidad and Tobago. Hope you are staying to experience Carnival.
@travelsketch 5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! It looks like we will be here for Carnival so any tips for things we shouldn't miss would be appreciated 😄
@TriniMan47 5 ай бұрын
@@travelsketch you need to go to the Kiddies Carnival on 10th February, Canboulay Riots and the Parade of the bands on Tuesday 13th Feb
@brownsugar2271 5 ай бұрын
@@travelsketch. Go to Panorama. The finals is on the 10th of February. At the Queens Park Savannah . It should be a treat!
@AsifAli-pc3ot 7 ай бұрын
Really cool I live trinidad I cycle that area every weekend
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
We were surprised how popular cycling and mountain bike riding is in Trinidad! Glad you enjoyed the video 😎
@AsifAli-pc3ot 6 ай бұрын
@travelsketch yeah road riding is powered yes love the videos keep it cming u should try u pick breakfast its in tucker valley right in chaguaramas
@FalishaRamdhan. 7 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful tour of the market. What day of the week did u visit the market? The produce was really fresh .
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
We usually go on Saturday or Sunday, depending on what events are on 😊
@trinitodworld 7 ай бұрын
just subscribed ❤
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Welcome!
@PhillipTT 6 ай бұрын
Hey great video we should do a video sometime soon if you’re in Trinidad still
@Dhanasarpaul 6 ай бұрын
🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹 🇹🇹
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
😁👍
@liamsteel2926 7 ай бұрын
How is the boat work going?
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Unfortunately it's still ongoing - we're going to share an update on it very soon
@trentspencer7991 7 ай бұрын
You could buy those prawns in Australia, they would just be 4 x more expensive and frozen.
@HannahS-zj3yv 7 ай бұрын
So different to shopping in NZ! Where does the beef come from?
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
The beef is local and butchered by the guys selling it. It's a very different experience to Australia as well - much more enjoyable this way!
@shanemc5136 7 ай бұрын
I think it comes from cow or bull
@phantomrio5222 7 ай бұрын
I have a beef factory. I put the bull, not cow, into one end, start the machine and beef comes out the other end. The good thing is that, if I don't like the beef, i reverse the machine and the bull comes back out at the beginning. And i send it back to the field. I don't use cow because for some people, it is their mother. But the bull can't be their father. So I use bull.
@Trinavara 5 ай бұрын
@@phantomrio5222Roflmao !!
@HannahS-zj3yv 7 ай бұрын
I didnt see any lamb... do they have it? I guess its an island so maybe not.... The prawns looked so yummy 😋😋
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Most of the lamb I've seen imported from Australia or New Zealand, you will find goat though 😊
@nichollabrathwaite-mundy5126 7 ай бұрын
@@travelsketchyou would get lamb mainly in the supermarket and in other partts of the country with more of an indo muslim presence in those towns and villages.
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Yep, I often get mine from PriceSmart (The Australian lamb leg tastes like home!) or somewhere like Massys or West Bees when it's on super sale. One thing I am on the lookout for is lamb chops 🥩
@kmacm6529 5 ай бұрын
@@travelsketchCorrect🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
@kathytegreene1562 7 ай бұрын
Do they have local milk, pork and lamb? Thank you.
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
There are a couple of pork butchers who go every week. Occasionally there's some local lamb/goat (the beef butchers are the guys to talk to about that), but I've found most lamb in Trinidad is imported from Australia or New Zealand. We do buy the occasional Aussie roast lamb from PriceSmart (similar to Costco). No fresh milk at the market, but I have seen it at the Massy Supermarket. Milk (Fresh & UHT) is one of the items that tends to be more expensive.
@kathytegreene1562 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Love your videos. @@travelsketch
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Thank you, we're happy you enjoy them! 😊
@nichollabrathwaite-mundy5126 7 ай бұрын
@user-qq6rr2je4q most people in TnT do not eat lamb regularly because it is very expensiv.
@marilynottley-lorant7923 10 күн бұрын
Yes, they do.
@vincentsingh3786 7 ай бұрын
Wowww, where you at now so cute
@joannebutcher6881 7 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the video but meat is to expensive but I love the fruits and vegetables
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! The fruits and vegetables from there are great - we find it lasts so much longer than the supermarket produce!
@indarsamlal4558 6 ай бұрын
Wow this is amazingg Are you living here .
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
No, just long stay visitors wanting to share some of our favourite parts of Trinidad!
@Agacirovaluemedia 4 ай бұрын
Hi madam,I am watching from Burundi,and I want to move to trinidad,so can you help me to come and get work?
@ATIQUEMIAH-vl9ys Ай бұрын
Hi how are you
@lawrencenicomewood9169 6 ай бұрын
What I would like to say is did you not black vendors you only see one grope if people and see the other grope in a nother way
@shivalallack855 Ай бұрын
try curry
@travelsketch Ай бұрын
Had a goat curry last week at Couva River - It was so good I could have eaten it for a week straight and still wanted more!
@shannonishmael6490 7 ай бұрын
Hi beautiful
@curtd5153 6 ай бұрын
Affordable??? Everything in the market is way cheaper than the United States.
@travelsketch 6 ай бұрын
We haven't spent much time in the US but have heard from other cruisers how expensive it has become! Our previous locations were Spain, Gibraltar, Croatia and Italy; some things are cheaper there than in Trinidad, but the fresh market produce in Trinidad is way better value than any of them 🇹🇹🍍🦐
@Trinavara 5 ай бұрын
@@travelsketchcouple years ago the prices were like 50% less, it was ridiculous we really had it good here...after Covid everything exploded..some things seem to be coming down these days but still fluctuate upwards regularly...I gather it's a world-wide thing.
@travelsketch 5 ай бұрын
Talking to people back home prices in Australia have risen too - what I pay for Australian lamb here from somewhere like Blooms Import is pretty much what they're paying in Australia which is crazy when you consider how far it travels to get to Trinidad!
@Trinavara 5 ай бұрын
@travelsketch was actually wondering about the lamb prices in Oz..Oh and you can get Lamb cheaper at Food Basket Supermarket Champs Fleurs, and they have all the cuts, .they're more East, your maxi-taxi men should be able to sort you out..probably 15-20 mins from Central Market up the Highway if the roads are clear..OK, keep well..
@travelsketch 5 ай бұрын
@Trinavara Thanks for the tip!
@crystaldixon4530 8 күн бұрын
You do not look Trinidadian. My mom and dad are half trinidadian - my mom and my dad are half black trinidadian
@travelsketch 7 күн бұрын
How much of the video did you watch? Just so I've got some context to answer this one.
@trentspencer7991 6 ай бұрын
The kinds of videos you guys should have been doing if the boat was built to a decent standard.
@alt-w7130 7 ай бұрын
The local do not like to go to the central market
@travelsketch 7 ай бұрын
Where do they go? Why not?
@alt-w7130 7 ай бұрын
@travelsketch Massy stores and places like those where the groceries cost are high and they complain. They afraid they get rob. I keep telling them CM and NAMDEVCO market are the safest places to go.
@gayelee677 7 ай бұрын
We do go, either very early in the morning or on various days. 😊
@FalishaRamdhan. 7 ай бұрын
What's the best day to go to this market? Like to get fresh produce.....
@868Doescrack 7 ай бұрын
@@travelsketch this is false and over exagerated
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