Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

tropical fruit

97 dishes.

Guava cheeseGuava pulp boiled with sugar to a firm paste, cut and rolled in sugarGuava duffBoiled guava-swirled dough with rum-butter sauceGudegYogyakarta young jackfruit stewed sweet in coconut milk and palm sugardessertHalo-HaloLayered shaved ice with sweet beans, jellies, ube and leche flansauce & condimentJekmaiCoconut sap boiled into amber syrup for drizzling and sweeteningJohnny cakesFried slightly sweet dough puffsKamaimaiToddy boiled into dark caramel syrup, drizzled over breadfruit or porridgeLadobplantain and sweet potato poached in vanilla coconut milkdrinkLei ChaHakka ground tea of green leaves, sesame and peanuts pounded and mixed with waterLovoEarth-oven banquet of chicken, fish, taro and palusami for celebrationsLū PuluCorned beef and coconut cream baked in taro-leaf parcels undergroundcocktailMacuáNational cocktail of white rum and guava juicedrinkMarkusaCold sweetened passionfruit juice, sold at roadside stallsMatabacassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk, often with tunaMazamorraCracked maize simmered in milk, sweetened with panela and eaten with bocadilloMerengónBaked meringue layered with cream and guanabana, strawberry or mangoMtsololagreen bananas, cassava and fish stewed in coconut milksalad & sideNalotPounded breadfruit or taro blended with roasted coconut creamNam VanSweet coconut milk with banana, tapioca pearls or jackfruit, served warm or iceddessertNapolitaineshortbread sandwich with jam under pink icingNasi PadangSteamed rice with a spread of Padang curries and sambalswine & spiritNassau RoyaleGolden vanilla and spice liqueur, sipped over ice or poured on dessertsOil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milkmainOka i’aRaw fish marinated in lemon, coconut cream, onion and chiliPan con timbaSlab of guava paste and white cheese between pieces of breadPandebonoChewy cassava-and-cheese bread from Valle del Cauca, best oven-freshPastelitos de guayabaFlaky puff pastries with guava and cream cheesePavlovaCrisp-shelled marshmallow meringue with cream and passionfruit, Christmas centrepiecemainPisupoTinned corned beef fried with onion or baked in taro leaves, gifted by the casemainPolos CurryYoung green jackfruit simmered dark with roasted spicescocktailPonchaMadeiran mix of cane spirit, honey and lemon, stirred vigorouslydrinkPonche navideñoHot punch of tejocote, guava, sugarcane, hibiscus and cinnamon, ladled from a potPotato breadDense sweet loaf made with mashed sweet potato, sliced thickPoulet au cocochicken simmered in coconut milk and turmericmainPoulet FishPrized deep-water snapper, grilled or steamed, named for chicken-tender fleshPounded BreadfruitBreadfruit pounded to a smooth mass, eaten with coconut cream

  • ‘Umu

    Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…

  • Halo-Halo

    Layered shaved ice with sweet beans, jellies, ube and leche flan. Ready in 40 min prep and 3 hr chilling…

  • Guava duff

    Boiled guava-swirled dough with rum-butter sauce. Ready in 35 min prep and 1 hr 20 min cooking. 8 servings. A…

  • Banks

    Pale lager drunk cold at rum shops and cricket grounds. Ready in 2 minutes prep and none cooking. Buy by…

  • Batida

    Cachaça shaken with fruit juice, sugar and often condensed milk. 5 min to prepare. 2 drinks. A cocktail recipe from…

  • Blackfish

    Salted and stewed pilot whale meat, dark and oily, served with provisions. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hr…

  • Boiled breadfruit

    Starchy breadfruit boiled or fried as staple side. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Bocadillo veleño

    Dense guava paste blocks eaten with white farmer cheese. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking.…

  • Bolo de rolo

    Paper-thin sponge rolled around guava paste into a tight spiral. Ready in 40 min prep and 40 min cooking. 1…

  • Breadfruit Chips

    Thin slices of firm breadfruit fried until crisp and salted. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4…