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283 dishes.
main‘UmuEarth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground.
AbalaSteamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves
AbloSteamed sweet fermented rice cakes sold with fried fish
AboloSoft steamed cakes of fermented maize batter, faintly sweet, sold with fried fish
Açaí na tigelaFrozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola and banana
AchuPounded cocoyam with spicy yellow palm-oil soup, western Grassfields pride
Ackee and saltfishNational dish of buttery ackee fruit sautéed with salt codmainAigirFish and greens baked in coconut cream with hot stones inside banana leaves.street foodAkarasweet fried rice-flour and banana cakes; street breakfast
AkwaduBaked banana with coconut and citrus
AttoukpouFlat round steamed cassava cake, denser cousin of attiéké
Ayam BetutuWhole chicken packed with spice paste, wrapped in leaves and steamed for hoursmainBaastoItalian-legacy spaghetti with suugo suqaar sauce, sometimes banana alongside
BabaiGiant swamp taro grown in pits, boiled or pounded for feastsmainBahoBeef, plantains, and yuca steamed in banana leaves
Bajan fish brothClear peppery broth of fish, ground provisions and dumplingsbread & pastryBanana breadMoist loaf from the island's banana cropstreet foodBanana CueSaba bananas deep-fried in caramelising brown sugar and threaded on stickssnackBanh Bot LocTranslucent tapioca dumplings holding shrimp and pork belly, steamed in leafsnackBanh ChungSquare Tet cake of sticky rice, mung bean and pork in leavessnackBanh GioPyramid of rice flour paste with pork and wood-ear mushroom, steamed in leafmainBarbacoaPit-steamed lamb in maguey leaves, weekend taco traditionmainBariis iskukarisxawaash-spiced rice cooked with goat or camel meat and raisins
BeaverTailsFried dough pastry stretched flat, topped with cinnamon sugar
Beignetshot fried dough balls sold from market braziers
Beignets de bananebanana fritters fried golden, a market sweetstreet foodBetamaxCubes of set chicken blood grilled on skewers and brushed with saucedessertBibingkaClay-pot rice cake with salted egg, Christmas morningsdessertBibinkaCoconut and rice-flour cake grilled between hot platesmainBlackfishSalted and stewed pilot whale meat, dark and oily, served with provisionsdessertBløtkakeLayered sponge soaked in juice with cream, fruit and small flags
Blue drawersSweet cornmeal and coconut pudding tied in banana leaf and boiled
BoboloFermented cassava sticks wrapped in leavesmainBobotieCape Malay curried beef bake with golden egg custard and chutney
Boil upKriol boil of ground foods, fish, and eggs with tomato saucewine & spiritBorgoe RumSurinamese rum from cane molasses, drunk neat or with cola
AbalaSteamed pudding of ground beans or rice wrapped and cooked in banana leavesAbloSteamed sweet fermented rice cakes sold with fried fishAboloSoft steamed cakes of fermented maize batter, faintly sweet, sold with fried fishAçaí na tigelaFrozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola and bananaAchuPounded cocoyam with spicy yellow palm-oil soup, western Grassfields prideAckee and saltfishNational dish of buttery ackee fruit sautéed with salt codmainAigirFish and greens baked in coconut cream with hot stones inside banana leaves.street foodAkarasweet fried rice-flour and banana cakes; street breakfastAkwaduBaked banana with coconut and citrusAttoukpouFlat round steamed cassava cake, denser cousin of attiékéAyam BetutuWhole chicken packed with spice paste, wrapped in leaves and steamed for hoursmainBaastoItalian-legacy spaghetti with suugo suqaar sauce, sometimes banana alongsideBabaiGiant swamp taro grown in pits, boiled or pounded for feastsmainBahoBeef, plantains, and yuca steamed in banana leavesBajan fish brothClear peppery broth of fish, ground provisions and dumplingsbread & pastryBanana breadMoist loaf from the island's banana cropstreet foodBanana CueSaba bananas deep-fried in caramelising brown sugar and threaded on stickssnackBanh Bot LocTranslucent tapioca dumplings holding shrimp and pork belly, steamed in leafsnackBanh ChungSquare Tet cake of sticky rice, mung bean and pork in leavessnackBanh GioPyramid of rice flour paste with pork and wood-ear mushroom, steamed in leafmainBarbacoaPit-steamed lamb in maguey leaves, weekend taco traditionmainBariis iskukarisxawaash-spiced rice cooked with goat or camel meat and raisinsBeaverTailsFried dough pastry stretched flat, topped with cinnamon sugarBeignetshot fried dough balls sold from market braziersBeignets de bananebanana fritters fried golden, a market sweetstreet foodBetamaxCubes of set chicken blood grilled on skewers and brushed with saucedessertBibingkaClay-pot rice cake with salted egg, Christmas morningsdessertBibinkaCoconut and rice-flour cake grilled between hot platesmainBlackfishSalted and stewed pilot whale meat, dark and oily, served with provisionsdessertBløtkakeLayered sponge soaked in juice with cream, fruit and small flagsBlue drawersSweet cornmeal and coconut pudding tied in banana leaf and boiledBoboloFermented cassava sticks wrapped in leavesmainBobotieCape Malay curried beef bake with golden egg custard and chutneyBoil upKriol boil of ground foods, fish, and eggs with tomato saucewine & spiritBorgoe RumSurinamese rum from cane molasses, drunk neat or with cola-
Akara
Sweet fried rice-flour and banana cakes; street breakfast. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes about 20.…
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‘Umu
Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…
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Yomari
Steamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet. Ready in 1 hour prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…