Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
The Virgin Islands ballot carries Danish colonial history in Afro-Caribbean hands. Fish and Fungi, boiled fish over cornmeal and okra, is the signature plate, and Kallaloo is gumbo's island cousin. Conch appears twice, as Conch in Butter Sauce and as Conch Fritters at the beach bar. Saltfish stews with peppers for breakfast. Fried dough carries Pate and Johnny Cakes. Roti came with Indian labor. Red Grout descends from Danish rodgrod, ahead of the Virgin Islands Tart. What the Virgin Islands are famous for is fried, stewed, or shelled. So what is the U.S. Virgin Islands' official state dish? Voting closes November 1, 2026.