tropical fruit
97 dishes.
Guava cheeseGuava pulp boiled with sugar to a firm paste, cut and rolled in sugar
Guava duffBoiled guava-swirled dough with rum-butter sauce
GudegYogyakarta 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 sweetening
Johnny cakesFried slightly sweet dough puffs
KamaimaiToddy boiled into dark caramel syrup, drizzled over breadfruit or porridge
Ladobplantain and sweet potato poached in vanilla coconut milkdrinkLei ChaHakka ground tea of green leaves, sesame and peanuts pounded and mixed with water
LovoEarth-oven banquet of chicken, fish, taro and palusami for celebrations
Lū PuluCorned beef and coconut cream baked in taro-leaf parcels undergroundcocktailMacuáNational cocktail of white rum and guava juicedrinkMarkusaCold sweetened passionfruit juice, sold at roadside stalls
Matabacassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk, often with tuna
MazamorraCracked maize simmered in milk, sweetened with panela and eaten with bocadillo
MerengónBaked meringue layered with cream and guanabana, strawberry or mango
Mtsololagreen bananas, cassava and fish stewed in coconut milksalad & sideNalotPounded breadfruit or taro blended with roasted coconut cream
Nam VanSweet coconut milk with banana, tapioca pearls or jackfruit, served warm or iceddessertNapolitaineshortbread sandwich with jam under pink icing
Nasi PadangSteamed rice with a spread of Padang curries and sambalswine & spiritNassau RoyaleGolden vanilla and spice liqueur, sipped over ice or poured on desserts
Oil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milkmainOka i’aRaw fish marinated in lemon, coconut cream, onion and chili
Pan con timbaSlab of guava paste and white cheese between pieces of bread
PandebonoChewy cassava-and-cheese bread from Valle del Cauca, best oven-fresh
Pastelitos de guayabaFlaky puff pastries with guava and cream cheese
PavlovaCrisp-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 pot
Potato breadDense sweet loaf made with mashed sweet potato, sliced thick
Poulet au cocochicken simmered in coconut milk and turmericmainPoulet FishPrized deep-water snapper, grilled or steamed, named for chicken-tender flesh
Pounded BreadfruitBreadfruit pounded to a smooth mass, eaten with coconut cream-
Buljol
Shredded salt cod tossed raw with tomato, onion, pepper and oil. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking.…
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Cacah
Sour dipping sauces of tamarind, chilli, shrimp paste or fermented durian for ambuyat. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15…
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Calabaza en tacha
Pumpkin simmered in piloncillo syrup with cinnamon until glassy and dark. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30…
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Cascos de guayaba
Guava shells poached in syrup, served with white cheese. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 8.…
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Cha Houy Teuk
Shaved-ice dessert with grass jelly, sago and coconut milk. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…
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Champola
Soursop pulp blended with milk, sugar and ice into a cold froth. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking.…
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Custard Square
Slab of set custard between flaky pastry, iced on top. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes cooking. 12…
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Dominican cake
Airy celebration cake with pineapple filling and meringue. Ready in 45 min prep and 35 min cooking. 1 cake, 12…
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Durian
Custardy tropical fruit with a spiked husk and famously overpowering aroma. 10 min to prepare. 1 fruit. A snack recipe…
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Es Cendol
Green rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and ice. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min…