Tag: belize food
Bundiga or Matilda Foot
Bundiga or Matilda Foot Bundiga or Matilda Foot is a traditional Garifuna food using the usual Garifuna staple ingredients of fish, coconut, and (green) banana. It is a very rich and filling dish. There are quite a few recipes for Bundiga to be found online. Below is a typical Belizean recipe. Ingredients for Bundiga or Matilda…
Garifuna Food
Garifuna food is traditionally based on the staple foods of cassava, plantain and banana, combined with fish and other seafood. The colors of the Garifuna flag reflect the importance of cassava to the Garifuna people, as the yellow stripe represents the color of cassava bread (“ereba” in the Garifuna language). Cassava is not only made…
Drum, Dance & Dine Experience
Come and enjoy our Drum, Dance & Dine Experience with us under our beautiful thatch palapa at Warasa! Please note: This is an activity for groups of 4 guests or more. For smaller groups, we recommend one of our other activities, such as a drumming lesson, or half-day package. Enjoy a morning or evening with…
Royal Rat – A Vexing Meal? Kriol, the language of Belize
While English maybe the official language, Kriol, the language of Belize, is the real language. Based on English, but with its own grammar system, and lots of other words thrown in, on first coming here, you will probably understand 50-70% of what people say on the streets. Some proper English words that I think I…
From Brixton ‘Bananas’ to PG Plantain
The first time I ate a plantain was when I lived in Brixton, London, five minutes’ walk away from Electric Avenue market. I had bought a large banana, but it didn’t want to peel properly, and it was a weird shade of yellow inside, and it tasted unripe and made my tongue feel funny even…