Bermuda Fish Chowder

Bermuda fish chowder is the national dish of Bermuda. Its main ingredients are fish fillets, fish stock, and tomato purée, while the other ingredients may vary and typically include vegetables (potatoes, onions, celery, green peppers, carrots), herbs, and spices such as thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns, and cloves. Traditionally, the chowder is seasoned with dark rum and a local sherry peppers hot sauce. Unlike the chowders based on milk or cream, this one is not so thick and has a much lighter, brothy consistency. It is believed that the dish was first made by 17th-century colonizers who prepared it in cauldrons which were placed above bonfires on the beaches of St. George's.