Flying Fish Cutters

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

A cutter is a type of Barbadian sandwich made with Bajan salt bread – which is a white flour bread roll characterized by its crusty exterior and a tender, fluffy interior. Insert a fillet of fried flying fish inside the bread roll, and you will have made yourself a flying fish cutter, popular throughout the island and sold at numerous food joints on Barbados. Before frying, flying fish fillets are often soaked in lime juice and salt, then seasoned with a variety of spices such as thyme, onions, garlic, parsley, basil, marjoram, and scotch bonnet peppers. It is recommended to add tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce into the cutter to make it even more appetizing.