Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

tropical fruit

97 dishes.

Guava cheeseGuava cheeseGuava pulp boiled with sugar to a firm paste, cut and rolled in sugarGuava duffGuava duffBoiled guava-swirled dough with rum-butter sauceGudegGudegYogyakarta young jackfruit stewed sweet in coconut milk and palm sugarHalo-HaloHalo-HaloLayered shaved ice with sweet beans, jellies, ube and leche flanJekmaiJekmaiCoconut sap boiled into amber syrup for drizzling and sweeteningJohnny cakesJohnny cakesFried slightly sweet dough puffsKamaimaiKamaimaiToddy boiled into dark caramel syrup, drizzled over breadfruit or porridgeLadobLadobplantain and sweet potato poached in vanilla coconut milkLei ChaLei ChaHakka ground tea of green leaves, sesame and peanuts pounded and mixed with waterLovoLovoEarth-oven banquet of chicken, fish, taro and palusami for celebrationsLū PuluLū PuluCorned beef and coconut cream baked in taro-leaf parcels undergroundMacuáMacuáNational cocktail of white rum and guava juiceMarkusaMarkusaCold sweetened passionfruit juice, sold at roadside stallsMatabaMatabacassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk, often with tunaMazamorraMazamorraCracked maize simmered in milk, sweetened with panela and eaten with bocadilloMerengónMerengónBaked meringue layered with cream and guanabana, strawberry or mangoMtsololaMtsololagreen bananas, cassava and fish stewed in coconut milkNalotNalotPounded breadfruit or taro blended with roasted coconut creamNam VanNam VanSweet coconut milk with banana, tapioca pearls or jackfruit, served warm or icedNapolitaineNapolitaineshortbread sandwich with jam under pink icingNasi PadangNasi PadangSteamed rice with a spread of Padang curries and sambalsNassau RoyaleNassau RoyaleGolden vanilla and spice liqueur, sipped over ice or poured on dessertsOil downOil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milkOka i’aOka i’aRaw fish marinated in lemon, coconut cream, onion and chiliPan con timbaPan con timbaSlab of guava paste and white cheese between pieces of breadPandebonoPandebonoChewy cassava-and-cheese bread from Valle del Cauca, best oven-freshPastelitos de guayabaPastelitos de guayabaFlaky puff pastries with guava and cream cheesePavlovaPavlovaCrisp-shelled marshmallow meringue with cream and passionfruit, Christmas centrepiecePisupoPisupoTinned corned beef fried with onion or baked in taro leaves, gifted by the casePolos CurryPolos CurryYoung green jackfruit simmered dark with roasted spicesPonchaPonchaMadeiran mix of cane spirit, honey and lemon, stirred vigorouslyPonche navideñoPonche navideñoHot punch of tejocote, guava, sugarcane, hibiscus and cinnamon, ladled from a potPotato breadPotato breadDense sweet loaf made with mashed sweet potato, sliced thickPoulet au cocoPoulet au cocochicken simmered in coconut milk and turmericPoulet FishPoulet FishPrized deep-water snapper, grilled or steamed, named for chicken-tender fleshPounded BreadfruitPounded BreadfruitBreadfruit pounded to a smooth mass, eaten with coconut cream

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    Shredded salt cod tossed raw with tomato, onion, pepper and oil. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking.…

  • Cacah

    Sour dipping sauces of tamarind, chilli, shrimp paste or fermented durian for ambuyat. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15…

  • Calabaza en tacha

    Pumpkin simmered in piloncillo syrup with cinnamon until glassy and dark. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30…

  • Cascos de guayaba

    Guava shells poached in syrup, served with white cheese. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 8.…

  • Cha Houy Teuk

    Shaved-ice dessert with grass jelly, sago and coconut milk. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Champola

    Soursop pulp blended with milk, sugar and ice into a cold froth. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking.…

  • Custard Square

    Slab of set custard between flaky pastry, iced on top. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes cooking. 12…

  • Dominican cake

    Airy celebration cake with pineapple filling and meringue. Ready in 45 min prep and 35 min cooking. 1 cake, 12…

  • Durian

    Custardy tropical fruit with a spiked husk and famously overpowering aroma. 10 min to prepare. 1 fruit. A snack recipe…

  • Es Cendol

    Green rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and ice. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min…