Fili Post

Fili Post is from Xaibe in the Corozal District of Belize. She is Mayan. She grew up eating game from the bush — gibnut, deer, chachalaca, iguana — and she has been making her own recado from hand-ground spices for as long as her family can remember. She sold spices at a stall in the Corozal market. She still sources locally and grinds her own blends. Her recado is known to locals as the best they can get. She raised yard birds, guinea fowl, and the occasional pig. She writes for the Belize News Post.

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Chocolomo Recipe DinnerMayaMexico

Chocolomo Recipe

Chocolomo is a Maya organ meat stew from northern Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula, made from beef or pork heart, tripe, loin, liver, and kidney slow-cooked with recado, bitter orange, charred onion, garlic, and fresh mint. A post-slaughter dish by tradition, it is prepared the same day the animal is butchered. In Xaibe, when you butchered a pig or res, you cooked chocolomo that same day. The heart, the tripe, the liver, the kidneys. Those went into the pot first, and nothing was wasted. Corozal and Chetumal are separated by…
Fili Post
August 4, 2026
Panuchos, fried tortillas stuffed with black beans and topped with meat and pickled onion
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Panuchos yucatecos are small corn tortillas cooked dry on a comal until they puff, then split open and stuffed with seasoned black beans before being fried in lard. They are topped with shredded meat, cabbage, pickled onion, and avocado.
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August 4, 2026
Belizean Picadillo Recipe - Completed Recipe for Pork Meatballs in Chirmole Soup Belize Style Black Dinner
Belizean White Relleno Recipe BelizeDinner

Belizean White Relleno Recipe

Today, we're taking a deep dive into the heart of Belizean cuisine with a classic dish that's bound to captivate your taste buds: the Belizean White Relleno. This recipe combines rich flavors and textures, making it a perfect choice for family gatherings or special occasions. Relleno Blanco or White Relleno is a favorite Belizean dish around holidays and New Year's Eve celebrations. Relleno Blanco is related to the typical Relleno (single word, implying "black" or "negro"). They both share similar spice flavor profiles but they differ in that White Relleno…
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August 4, 2026
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Bokotoro Recipe (Fresh Water Turtle) BelizeHeritage & Wild Game

Bokotoro Recipe (Fresh Water Turtle)

While the preparation of traditional dishes is an important aspect of our culinary heritage, it's crucial to approach recipes involving protected or endangered species with sensitivity and awareness. The Bokotoro, or freshwater turtle, may be subject to conservation efforts and legal protections that limit or prohibit their use in cooking in many places due to declining populations and the threat of extinction. In Belize, the freshwater turtle Hicatee, Dermatemys mawii, Central American river turtle, or Tortuga Blanca is critically endangered. Adult hicatee grow 14 to 25 inches. Do not buy…
Fili Post
August 4, 2026