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Guyana

Six-peoples creole table: Amerindian cassareep stews, Indian curries and roti, African cook-up rice, Chinese noodles. That is the short version of what Guyana cooks. Look for Pepperpot (beef simmered in bittersweet cassareep with cinnamon; Christmas morning with bread), Cook-up rice (one-pot rice, black-eyed peas and meats in coconut milk) and El Dorado Rum (dark Demerara rum, aged in the tropics and sipped neat). Amerindian stew preserved by casareep, the boiled-down juice of bitter cassava; Guyana’s Christmas centrepiece, reheated for days without spoiling. This atlas has 36 Guyana dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

36 dishes.

Bake and saltfishBake and saltfishFried dough rounds with sautéed salted codBanks BeerBanks BeerPale lager brewed in Georgetown, the standard beer with fried fishBlack cakeBlack cakeDark rum-soaked fruit cake, dense and boozy, cut in thin slicesCasareepCasareepBlack bitter-cassava syrup that flavours and preserves pepperpotCassava breadCassava breadKalinago flat cassava loaves baked on griddlesCassava poneCassava poneDense baked pudding of grated cassava, coconut and spices, cut in squaresChannaChannaChickpeas boiled then fried with salt, pepper and garlicCheese rollCheese rollFlaky pastry roll filled with sharp cheddar, eaten warmChicken curryChicken curryCurried chicken with wiri wiri heat, eaten with roti or riceChicken footChicken footTwisted strips of fried seasoned dough, crunchy and eaten by the bagChow meinChow meinGuyanese-Chinese noodles stir-fried with vegetables and chickenCook-up riceCook-up riceOne-pot rice, black-eyed peas and meats in coconut milkCustard blockCustard blockFrozen block of sweet spiced custard, sold from home freezersDhal puriDhal puriSplit-pea-stuffed flatbread wrapped around curriesEgg ballEgg ballBoiled egg wrapped in seasoned cassava, fried; eaten with sourEl Dorado RumEl Dorado RumDark Demerara rum, aged in the tropics and sipped neatFlyFlyLightly fermented sweet potato or cassava drink spiced with ginger and clovesGarlic porkGarlic porkPortuguese-Guyanese pork cured in garlic vinegar, fried for ChristmasGinger beerGinger beerSharp homemade drink of pounded fresh ginger, lime and sugarMaubyMaubyBitter-sweet bark infusion with spice, drunk very coldMetemgeeMetemgeeCoconut broth of cassava, plantain and yam with duff dumplingsMithaiMithaiFried dough sticks coated in sugar glaze, made for Hindu festivalsParakariParakariCloudy fermented cassava beer brewed in Amerindian villagesPepper saucePepper sauceFiery sauce of wiri wiri or scotch bonnet peppers with vinegarPepperpotPepperpotBeef simmered in bittersweet cassareep with cinnamon; Christmas morning with breadPholouriePholourieFried split-pea dough balls dipped in mango sourPine tartPine tartTriangular pastry filled with sweet cooked pineapplePiwariPiwariAmerindian cassava beer, cloudy and sour, drunk from calabashesRum punchRum punchRum, lime, syrup and water over ice, dusted with nutmeg and bittersSada rotiSada rotiPlain thick griddle flatbread torn and eaten with curries or fried fishSalaraSalaraSweet bread roll spiralled with red-dyed sweetened coconutSeven currySeven currySeven vegetarian curries with rice served on a folded water lily leafSorrelSorrelRuby hibiscus drink steeped with ginger, cloves and orange peelSouseSousePig's feet and trimmings pickled with lime, cucumber and pepperSugar cakeSugar cakeGrated coconut boiled in sugar, set into moundsTennis rollTennis rollSlightly sweet soft bread roll, split and eaten with cheese

  • Chow mein

    Guyanese-Chinese noodles stir-fried with vegetables and chicken. Ready in 25 min prep and 15 min cooking. Serves 4. A main…

  • Bake and saltfish

    Fried dough rounds with sautéed salted cod. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A breakfast…

  • Banks Beer

    Pale lager brewed in Georgetown, the standard beer with fried fish. A wine & spirit recipe from Guyana.

  • Casareep

    Black bitter-cassava syrup that flavours and preserves pepperpot. Ready in 1 hour prep and 3 hours cooking. About 500 ml.…

  • Cassava bread

    Kalinago flat cassava loaves baked on griddles. Ready in 3 hr prep and 1 hr cooking. 6 loaves. A bread…

  • Cassava pone

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

  • Channa

    Chickpeas boiled then fried with salt, pepper and garlic. Ready in 15 min prep and 1 hr 15 min cooking.…

  • Cheese roll

    Flaky pastry roll filled with sharp cheddar, eaten warm. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 12 rolls.…

  • Chicken foot

    Twisted strips of fried seasoned dough, crunchy and eaten by the bag. Ready in 25 min prep and 25 min…

  • Chicken curry

    Curried chicken with wiri wiri heat, eaten with roti or rice. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking.…