The island of Barbados is known for excellent and diverse cuisine; therefore it was extremely difficult to compile a list of only 10 delicacies of Barbados.Barbadians love their food and there are many dishes and delicacies unique to the island.n fact, it is one of the national symbols of Barbados and features prominently on national artifacts like coins and local artwork. Barbados is known as 'the land of the flying fish' and it accounts for about 60% of all the fish landed on the island.