Cashew Wine, Juice and Nuts
Cashew nuts come attached to a gorgeous, soft, oily-feeling fruit shaped like a bell pepper and called a cashew apple. Both apple and nut are edible.
Traditional Local and Mayan Recipes
Edible Prickly Pear
The Nopal is a cultivated variety of prickly pear cactus having much reduced spines. It is used as a vegetable and is a medicinal plant.
Rice Pilaf , Belizean Style
Rice pilaf is a complementary great side dish for Belizean cooking. With its extra flavorings, it can be a complete light meal all by itself.
Ayote Atole – a Belizean variation
Atole is a traditional Mexican hot drink made with cornmeal, vanilla and cinnamon. But you can make a really excellent Belizean variation with the ajote squash
Ayote (Pumpkin) Takari
Pumpkin Takari is a favorite of neighboring Belizean families, an East Indian dish with a Belizean twist. Use whatever vegetables you have handy.
Custard Apple
Some people don’t like to try new foods. They know what they like, and they’re reluctant to try something new. Especially if it’s sort of […]
Plantains (Platanos)
Plantains are closely related to bananas, but they’re an entirely different fruit used for cooking, not eating out of hand.