As they move through the streets during the early morning hours of Boxing Day and New Year's Day, the troupes play music with goat-skin drums, cowbells, conchshell horns and whistles. The parades are a huge attraction and spectators join in the fun with dancing, partying and singing. Photo Courtesy of Abarta Interactive. Dining Dining in The Islands of The Bahamas is truly extraordinary. Restaurants run the gamut from the region's only five-star restaurant to colorful local establishments.
Resort hotels offer world-class restaurants with cuisine from around the world.
Visitors will find everything from Italian and Chinese food to American, French and British pub fare. Although the islands offer nearly every kind of international cuisine, the native foods derive their individuality from the produce, seafood and spices of the Caribbean, accented by the cultures of the people. A mollusk with a white meat similar in texture to lobster, conch is served in chowders, sandwiches, fritters and salads. Other popular local treats include grouper, rock lobster, turtle steaks and crawfish. Island chefs also create specialties such as tangy sheep-tongue stew, Bahamian stewed fish, pigeon peas 'n' rice, curried chicken, spiced pig's head and wild boar.