Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Belize

Ask what Belize eats and the answer starts with this: creole, Garifuna, and Maya flavors: coconut rice and beans, fresh seafood, and morning fry jacks. Look for Stew chicken with rice and beans (recado-browned chicken with coconut rice and beans; national plate), Fry jacks (puffy fried dough triangles with beans, eggs, or jam) and Hudut (garifuna coconut fish stew with mashed plantains). Belize’s everyday plate: chicken browned in recado rojo and served over rice cooked in coconut milk with red beans, a Creole Sunday standard. This atlas has 30 Belize dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

30 dishes.

BelikinBelikinCrisp national lager drunk cold from a stubby bottleBoil upBoil upKriol boil of ground foods, fish, and eggs with tomato sauceCashew wineCashew wineSweet amber country wine fermented from cashew applesCassava poneCassava poneDense baked pudding of grated cassava, coconut and spices, cut in squaresChimoleChimoleBlack recado chicken soup, the 'black dinner'Coconut tartCoconut tartPastry turnover filled with sweet spiced grated coconutConch cevicheConch cevicheLime-cured conch with onion, tomato, habaneroCow foot soupCow foot soupGelatinous stewed cow's feet with yam, cassava and dumplingsDarasaDarasaGrated green banana wrapped in banana leaf and boiled, eaten with fishDucunuDucunuSweet fresh-corn pudding steamed in a corn huskEscabecheEscabecheTangy onion soup with chicken and jalapeñosFry jacksFry jacksPuffy fried dough triangles with beans, eggs, or jamGarnachesGarnachesFried tortillas topped with beans, cabbage, and cheeseGibnutGibnutStewed lowland paca, dark gamey bush meat with recado and riceHudutHudutGarifuna coconut fish stew with mashed plantainsJohnny cakeJohnny cakeCoconut-milk biscuit split with cheese or hamMarie Sharp’sMarie Sharp’sHabanero and carrot hot sauce set on nearly every Belizean tableMeat pieMeat pieSmall pastry cups filled with seasoned minced beef and gravyOne BarrelOne BarrelAmber rum aged one year in oak, drunk with cola or neatPanadesPanadesFried corn empanadas stuffed with fish or beansPanty RipperPanty RipperCoconut rum poured over ice with pineapple juicePowder bunPowder bunDense sweet coconut and spice bun sold from bakery windowsRumpopoRumpopoCreamy Christmas eggnog of local rum, condensed milk, egg and nutmegSalbutesSalbutesPuffed fried tortillas with chicken, cabbage, tomatoSeaweed shakeSeaweed shakeBlended Irish moss drink with milk, cinnamon, nutmegSorrel drinkSorrel drinkHibiscus steeped with clove and ginger, sweetened and chilledStew chicken with rice and beansStew chicken with rice and beansRecado-browned chicken with coconut rice and beans; national plateStewed crabooStewed crabooSmall yellow nance fruit stewed in sugar until soft and pungentTabletaTabletaHard slab of grated coconut boiled with sugar or cane syrupWanglaWanglaChewy 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…

  • Escabeche

    Tangy onion soup with chicken and jalapeños. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hour 15 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Panty Ripper

    Coconut rum poured over ice with pineapple juice. Ready in 3 min prep and 0 min cooking. 1 cocktail. A…

  • Belikin

    Crisp national lager drunk cold from a stubby bottle. Ready in 2 minutes prep and none cooking. Buy by the…

  • Boil up

    Kriol boil of ground foods, fish, and eggs with tomato sauce. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking.…

  • Cashew wine

    Sweet amber country wine fermented from cashew apples. Ready in 1 hour prep and 20 minutes cooking. Makes about 4…

  • Cassava pone

    Dense baked pudding of grated cassava, coconut and spices, cut in squares. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Chimole

    Black recado chicken soup, the ‘black dinner’. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 servings. A soup…

  • Conch ceviche

    Lime-cured conch with onion, tomato, habanero. Ready in 40 minutes prep and none cooking. Serves 6. A snack recipe from…

  • Cow foot soup

    Gelatinous stewed cow’s feet with yam, cassava and dumplings. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 3 hours 30 minutes cooking.…