Belize
30 dishes.
Boil upKriol boil of ground foods, fish, and eggs with tomato saucewine & spiritCashew wineSweet amber country wine fermented from cashew apples
Cassava poneDense baked pudding of grated cassava, coconut and spices, cut in squares
ChimoleBlack recado chicken soup, the 'black dinner'
Coconut tartPastry turnover filled with sweet spiced grated coconut
Conch cevicheLime-cured conch with onion, tomato, habanero
Cow foot soupGelatinous stewed cow's feet with yam, cassava and dumplings
DarasaGrated green banana wrapped in banana leaf and boiled, eaten with fish
DucunuSweet fresh-corn pudding steamed in a corn husksoup & stewEscabecheTangy onion soup with chicken and jalapeños
Fry jacksPuffy fried dough triangles with beans, eggs, or jam
GarnachesFried tortillas topped with beans, cabbage, and cheese
GibnutStewed lowland paca, dark gamey bush meat with recado and rice
HudutGarifuna coconut fish stew with mashed plantains
Johnny cakeCoconut-milk biscuit split with cheese or hamsauce & condimentMarie Sharp’sHabanero and carrot hot sauce set on nearly every Belizean tablestreet foodMeat pieSmall pastry cups filled with seasoned minced beef and gravywine & spiritOne BarrelAmber rum aged one year in oak, drunk with cola or neat
PanadesFried corn empanadas stuffed with fish or beans
Panty RipperCoconut rum poured over ice with pineapple juice
Powder bunDense sweet coconut and spice bun sold from bakery windows
RumpopoCreamy Christmas eggnog of local rum, condensed milk, egg and nutmeg
SalbutesPuffed fried tortillas with chicken, cabbage, tomato
Seaweed shakeBlended Irish moss drink with milk, cinnamon, nutmeg
Sorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilled
Stew chicken with rice and beansRecado-browned chicken with coconut rice and beans; national plate
Stewed crabooSmall yellow nance fruit stewed in sugar until soft and pungent
TabletaHard slab of grated coconut boiled with sugar or cane syrup
WanglaChewy bar of toasted sesame seed set in cane syrup-
Meat pie
Small pastry cups filled with seasoned minced beef and gravy. Ready in 45 min prep and 35 min cooking. Makes…
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Escabeche
Tangy onion soup with chicken and jalapeños. A soup & stew recipe from Belize.
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Boil up
Kriol boil of ground foods, fish, and eggs with tomato sauce. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking.…
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Cashew wine
Sweet amber country wine fermented from cashew apples. Ready in 1 hour prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes about 4…
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Chimole
Black recado chicken soup, the ‘black dinner’. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings. A soup…
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Conch ceviche
Lime-cured conch with onion, tomato, habanero. Ready in 40 minutes prep and none cooking. Serves 6. A snack recipe from…
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Cow foot soup
Gelatinous stewed cow’s feet with yam, cassava and dumplings. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 3 hours 30 minutes cooking.…