Belizean Recipes
Belize BBQ Chicken - Recado
7 Best Belizean Red Recado RecipesBelizeEditorialRecipes

7 Best Belizean Red Recado Recipes

November 7, 2023
Belizean Shrimp Ceviche
Belizean Shrimp CevicheBelize

Belizean Shrimp Ceviche

September 23, 2015
Belizean Flour Tortillas
Homemade Belizean Flour TortillasBelize

Homemade Belizean Flour Tortillas

April 15, 2015
Escabeche
Escabeche – Belizean Onion Soup RecipeBelize

Escabeche – Belizean Onion Soup Recipe

April 17, 2016
Belizean Coconut Tart Recipe - Freshly Baked Coconut Tarts displayed on a table cloth.
Belizean Coconut TartBelize

Belizean Coconut Tart

January 16, 2017
Many Hands to make Belizean Tamales
Belizean Tamales RecipeBelize

Belizean Tamales Recipe

April 15, 2015
Belizean hot cross buns with white icing crosses in a cloth-lined basket, freshly baked for Easter in Belize
Belizean Hot Cross Buns RecipeBelize

Belizean Hot Cross Buns Recipe

April 1, 2023
Belizean Powder Buns Ready to Eat - Recipe for Powder Buns by Belize News Post
Powder Bun RecipeBelize

Powder Bun Recipe

April 14, 2015
Belizean Meat Pies
Belizean Meat Pies RecipeBelize

Belizean Meat Pies Recipe

July 17, 2016
Fry Jacks
Belizean Fry Jacks RecipeBelize

Belizean Fry Jacks Recipe

September 19, 2016

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Belize News Post covers Belizean recipes, regional dishes, pantry staples, and the Maya, Mestizo, Creole, and Garifuna traditions behind them, with one foot in Belize and the other in the wider Yucatan corridor. Start with Recipes, Culture, or Pantry, then follow the deeper guides.

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The turquoise Bacalar lagoon, Mexico
Bacalar: the Lagoon of Seven ColorsEditorialMexico

Bacalar: the Lagoon of Seven Colors

Isela PostIsela PostJuly 10, 2026
Temple I rising over the Gran Plaza at Tikal, Guatemala
The Maya World: Food and Travel Across the RegionEditorialMaya

The Maya World: Food and Travel Across the Region

Joe PostJoe PostJune 15, 2026
Yucatecan cochinita pibil, achiote pork
Yucatán Food: A Guide to the Maya Kitchen of MexicoEditorialMayaMexico

Yucatán Food: A Guide to the Maya Kitchen of Mexico

Joe PostJoe PostJuly 12, 2026
A red spiced Guatemalan soup finished with mint and scallion, kak ik
Kak’ik (Q’eqchi’ Maya Turkey Soup)GuatemalaMaya

Kak’ik (Q’eqchi’ Maya Turkey Soup)

Fili PostFili PostJune 11, 2026
Boxboles — Q'eqchi' Maya corn masa rolls with chipilín, served with toasted pepita sauce and crumbled white cheese
BoxbolesGuatemalaMaya

Boxboles

Joe PostJoe PostJune 11, 2026
Alguashte, a Salvadoran toasted-and-ground squash-seed blend, the toasted-seed family behind relajo
What Is Relajo? Pan con Pollo vs Pavo en Relajo vs Gallo en ChichaEditorialEl Salvador

What Is Relajo? Pan con Pollo vs Pavo en Relajo vs Gallo en Chicha

Joe PostJoe PostJuly 12, 2026
A Salvadoran street vendor serves hot atoles from aluminum pots
Atol & Corn Drinks of El Salvador, ExplainedEditorialEl Salvador

Atol & Corn Drinks of El Salvador, Explained

Joe PostJoe PostJuly 12, 2026
Shredded meat piled on a crisp tostada, the way tsik de venado is served
Dzic de VenadoEditorialMayaMexico

Dzic de Venado

Fili PostFili PostJuly 10, 2026
Salpicón Salvadoreño
Salpicón, a cold chopped-beef salad with onion, tomato, and avocado
Salpicón SalvadoreñoEditorialEl Salvador

Salpicón Salvadoreño

July 10, 2026
Quesadilla Salvadoreña
Quesadilla salvadoreña, a golden cheese pound cake, being sliced
Quesadilla SalvadoreñaEditorialEl Salvador

Quesadilla Salvadoreña

July 12, 2026
Pan con Pollo
A Salvadoran chicken sandwich (pan con pollo) on a crusty roll
Pan con PolloEditorialEl Salvador

Pan con Pollo

July 12, 2026
Enchiladas Salvadoreñas
Enchiladas salvadoreñas, flat crisp tortillas with curtido, cheese, and egg
Enchiladas SalvadoreñasEditorialEl Salvador

Enchiladas Salvadoreñas

July 10, 2026
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Enchiladas Salvadoreñas

Not the rolled Mexican kind: flat, crisp-fried tortillas piled with beef, tomato sauce, tangy curtido, cheese, and a slice of…
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Recado, masa, citrus, and pantry guides for cooking at home

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Belizean Black Recado
Belizean Black Recado Recipe

Belizean Black Recado Recipe

Joe PostJoe PostNovember 28, 2023
Belize BBQ Chicken - Recado
7 Best Belizean Red Recado Recipes

7 Best Belizean Red Recado Recipes

Joe PostJoe PostNovember 7, 2023
Recado Rojo or Belizean Red Recado
How to Make Belizean Red Recado

How to Make Belizean Red Recado

Isela PostIsela PostNovember 7, 2023

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Alguashte, a Salvadoran toasted-and-ground squash-seed blend, the toasted-seed family behind relajo
What Is Relajo? Pan con Pollo vs Pavo en Relajo vs Gallo en ChichaEditorialEl Salvador

What Is Relajo? Pan con Pollo vs Pavo en Relajo vs Gallo en Chicha

Relajo is the toasted seed-and-spice blend behind El Salvador's darkest braises. Here's what goes into it, and how pan con pollo, pavo en relajo, and gallo en chicha each pull it a different way.
A Salvadoran street vendor serves hot atoles from aluminum pots
Atol & Corn Drinks of El Salvador, ExplainedEditorialEl Salvador

Atol & Corn Drinks of El Salvador, Explained

From thick hot atol de elote to fermented atol shuco and cold horchata de morro, El Salvador drinks its corn as many ways as it eats it. A guide to the five you should know.
Salpicón, a cold chopped-beef salad with onion, tomato, and avocado
Salpicón Salvadoreño

Salpicón Salvadoreño

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Quesadilla salvadoreña, a golden cheese pound cake, being sliced
Quesadilla Salvadoreña

Quesadilla Salvadoreña

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A Salvadoran chicken sandwich (pan con pollo) on a crusty roll
Pan con Pollo

Pan con Pollo

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Salvadoran ceviche de conchas negras, black clams with lime
Ceviche SalvadoreñoEl Salvador

Ceviche Salvadoreño

Pacific-coast shrimp cured in lime, then dressed with tomato, onion, cilantro, ketchup, and Worcestershire. Briny, bright, and tangy, eaten cold with saltines. Not Mexican or Peruvian ceviche.
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Salvadoran sopa de gallina india, a clear hen broth with vegetables
Sopa de Gallina IndiaEl Salvador

Sopa de Gallina India

The amber, long-simmered hen soup Salvadorans call levanta muertos, the one that lifts the dead. Toasted sesame and hours on the back burner make it serious in a way other chicken soups aren't.
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A street vendor selling food from a cart in San Salvador, El Salvador
Atol ShucoEl Salvador

Atol Shuco

A hot, sour, savory street drink of fermented black corn, served in a jícara under alguashte, red beans, and chile. It has fueled early mornings in El Salvador's western highlands for generations.
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Tamales de elote served warm on a plate, traditional Salvadoran sweet corn tamales wrapped in corn husks
Tamales de EloteEl Salvador

Tamales de Elote

It starts with the steam, corn husks in hot water, warm and green at once. Sweet fresh-corn tamales from western El Salvador, where the market women fold them by the dozen.
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Mariscada recipe — creamy mixed seafood soup with shrimp, crab, and fish, El Salvador style
MariscadaEl Salvador

Mariscada

El Salvador's creamy mixed-seafood soup: shrimp, fish, crab, mussels, and clams in a broth rich with cream and achiote. Born in the beach comedores of La Libertad as a celebration dish.
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