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Cuisine

High-quality restaurants serve everything from French and Italian to Chinese cuisine. Island specialties include fresh fish and lobster. Dining out is casual and there is an increasing number of eateries on the main islands offering seafood, burgers, steaks and local fare.

National specialties:
• Kallaloo (a stew of okra, meat, seafood, local greens and spices).
• Sause (lime-flavored stock of pig’s head, tail and feet).
• Fungi (cornmeal and okra side dish that accompanies fried or boiled fish).
•Seafood: lobster, wahoo, grouper, mahi-mahi and tuna.

National drinks:
• Cruzan rum is strong and distinctive.

Tipping: Restaurants will either add a 10 to 15% service charge or expect the equivalent tip.

Nightlife

Steel bands, folk singing, calypso and limbo dancing are popular. Discos are also available. St Thomas has several nightclubs; many hotels also offer entertainment. Cinemas on St Croix and St Thomas show English-language films. There is a casino on St Croix.