General
sancoche
What does sancoche mean?
A rich, thick soup made with ground provisions, split peas, and meat, a hearty one-pot meal. Also 'sancoch'.
"Rainy day calls for a big pot of sancoche."
Origin
Trinidad & Tobago; from Spanish 'sancocho'.
Frequently asked questions
What is sancoche?
It's a thick, hearty Trinidadian soup made with ground provisions, split peas and meat, cooked as a filling one-pot meal.
Where does the word sancoche come from?
It comes from the Spanish 'sancocho', a similar stew found across Latin America and the Caribbean.
What goes in sancoche?
Typically ground provisions like yam, dasheen and cassava, split peas, dumplings, and salted or fresh meat.
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