Though North Carolina might be in the South, there is a lot more land below it than above it. So if you think the ‘cue gets better as you move towards the equator, what happens if you head from the 35th parallel to the 18th, way down, all the way to Caribbean?

You get damn good Southern cooking - with a twist. There are surprisingly many dishes in the Caribbean similar to those in the American South, though each location has interpreted the foods differently to create their own cuisines.

At a recent trip to to the U.S. Virgin Islands, The Biscuit tasted many island treats and couldn’t help but notice these similarities, so we’ve put together the small gallery below to compare them to the N.C. fare we’re all used to. Enjoy!