Welcome to our comprehensive collection of over 200 Belizean recipes, from A to Z! Our expert recipe writers have curated a diverse range of authentic Belizean dishes, each with its unique blend of flavors and spices. From the classic rice and beans to the mouth-watering stewed chicken, our recipes are sure to transport you to the heart of Belizean cuisine. It is easy for you to find the perfect recipe for any occasion. So whether you’re a seasoned cook or a beginner, come explore our A to Z collection of Belizean recipes and discover the delicious flavors of this vibrant Central American country.
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B
- Baked Chicken (with Red Recado)
- Banana Leaf
- Banana Cappuccino Muffins
- Banana Fritters
- Bamboo Chicken (see: Iguana)
- Barracuda Steaks
- Belikin Beer
- Belikin Stout
- Beef Stew
- Beef Soup
- Belizean Breeze, Cocktail (see: Panty Ripper)
- Bimecacule (similar to Rice Pudding)
- BBQ Chicken
- Black Beans, Stewed
- Black Fruit Cake
- Black Recado
- Bokotora, Turtle
- Boil Up Soup
- Bollos (also known as Tamales)
- Botanas
- Bread Pudding
- Breadfruit, Fried
- Bun
- Bundiga (Matilda Foot)
- Bunuelos
C
- Cake, 7UP Cake, Milk Cake
- Caldo
- Calabazita (Little Pumpkins)
- Callaloo Soup
- Cassava Bammies
- Cassava Pudding
- Cashew Nuts
- Cashew Wine
- Caprichos (Pan Dulce)
- Cappuccino Muffins, Banana
- Ceviche (Shrimp, Conch, Mango/Shrimp, Chicken Feet)
- Chaconka
- Chaya (also known as Mayan Spinach)
- Chaya, with Eggs
- Chaya, Fried
- Chaya, Panades
- Chaya, Tamales
- Chayote
- Chicken Foot Ceviche
- Chicken Curry With Coconut Milk
- Chimichurri Sauce
- Cheese Dip
- Chelada
- Chilaquiles
- Chili Molido, Orange and
- Chimichurri Sauce
- Chimole, Chirmole, (also known as Black Dinner, very similar to Relleno and Picadillo)
- Chirmole de Frijol
- Cho Cho
- Crab Stew (Blue Crab)
- Creole Fish
- Creole Chicken and Rice
- Creole Soup
- Cohune Palmito
- Conch Ceviche
- Conch Fritters
- Conch Soup
- Conch in Escabeche
- Coco, Creamed (Cocoroot or Tarro Root)
- Coconut Buns (see: Powder Buns)
- Coconut Cake, Belize Triffle
- Coconut Cream Pie
- Coconut Crusts
- Coconut Fudge
- Coconut Ice
- Coconut Shrimp
- Coconut Tart
- Conkies (also known as “Konkees”)
- Cornmeal Pone
- Cow Foot Soup
- Craboo, Candy
- Craboo, Stewed
- Creole Bread
- Belizean Curtido (also known as Habanero Sauce)
- Salvadoran Curtido (with Cabbage)
- Cutobrute
D
- Darasa (similar to Dukunu)
- Dip, Cheese
- Dzotobichay Tamales (Chaya Tamales)
- Dukunu (see: Tamalitos)
- Dulce de Calabaza (see: Stew Pumpkin)
E
- Enchiladas (Tomato and Hardboiled Egg with Cheese)
- Escabeche (Onion Soup)
- Empanadas (Fish, Cheese, Bean, Chaya), (also known as Fish Panades)
- Ereba or Cassava Bread
F
- Fish, Salt (Salt Fish)
- Fish, Corned (Corned Fish)
- Fish, Soup (also see: Sere, Tapou, and Hudut)
- Fish, Fry Snapper, Baracuda Steaks
- Fish, Panades
- Flan
- Flour Tortillas
- Fried Plantains
- Fritter, Banana, Conch, Spinach, Green Corn
- Fry Jacks
- Fry Chicken, Belizean Chinese
- Fruit Cake (Dark/Black, Light/White)
- Fudge
- Fudge, Coconut
G
- Garnaches (very similar to tostadas)
- Gibnut (also known as Royal Rat)
- Green Corn Porridge
- Gungude (Garifuna Porridge)
- Guava Jelly
H
- Habanero Sauce
- Huevos Rancheros
- Hudut, Garifuna
- Hot Cross Buns
I
- Iguana (see: Bamboo Chicken)
- Ispascha
J
K
L
- Lime Pie (see: Lemon Meringue Pie)
M
- Maja Blanca
- Mamey Apple Milk Shake
- Mango Nectar
- Meat Pies
- Milk Cake, Belizean
- Michelada
- Morcilla or Murcia (Black or Blood Sausage)
O
- Orange Tarts
- Okra Soup
- Okra Stew, Yakhnit Baamieh
P
- Pan de Muerto(s), Bread of the Dead
- Panades, (Fish, Chaya, Bean, Cheese)
- Panucho
- Panty Rippa, Cocktail
- Papadzules, Papak’sul or Papaksul (Pumpkin Seed Lob)
- Papusas
- Patties
- Pattitas (similar to Chicken feet Ceviche)
- Picadillo, Relleno
- Pico de Gayo, Belizean
- Pig’s Feet Soup (Pattitas Soup)
- Peanuts
- Pecari
- Pepitos
- Plantain Cake
- Plantain Chips
- Plantain, Fried
- Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Pigtails, Split Pea Soup with - Pirix P’aak or Pirishpak (Mayan Eggs and Tomato)
Powder Bun - Pone, Belizean Sweet Potato Pudding (see: Sweet Potato Pound)
- Pone, Cornmeal
- Potato Salad
- Pork Steaks (Slow-cooked with Red Recado)
- Pumpkin, Stew (also known as Pumpkin Sweet or Dulce de Calabasa)
R
- Red Kidney Beans, Stewed
- Recado (about Red & Black)
- Recado, Black (Black Recado Recipe)
- Recado, Mole (Mole Recado Recipe)
- Red Recado (how to make)
- Red Recado Recipes Collection
- Red Snapper, Fried
- Red Snapper, Stuffed
- Relleno
- Relleno, Picadillo
- Rice & Beans
- Rice & Pigeon Peas
- Rice & Sofrito
- Rice & Stew Beans
- Rice Pudding
- Rum Cake
- Rum Popo
- Rum Punch
S
- Sahau or Sahou Drink, Cassava
- Salbutes
- Sapote (see: Mamay)
- Seaweed Drink
- Sere Soup (alternate spelling “Serre”)
- Shave Ice
- Sikil Pak (Mayan Pepita Dip or Pumpkin Seed Dip)
- Shrimp (Ceviche, Coconut Shrimp,)
- Snook in Escabeche
- Split Pea Soup with Pigtails
- Stewed Black Beans
- Stew Chicken, No Recado
- Stewed Bone-in Pork Steaks
- Stew Crab
- Stewed Red Kidney Beans
- Stewed Pumpkin
- Stone Crab, Baked
- Sopa de Lima (Bitter Lime Soup)
- Sope
- Soursop Cream Pie
- Soursop Drink
- Soursop Icecream
- Soursop Treat
- Subanik or Suban Ik (“God’s Meal” or Mayan Stew)
- Squash Soup
- Sweet Potato Pound Pudding (see: Belizean Pone)
T
- Tacos (Orange Walk Style)
- Tacarry (Yellow Ginger Chicken)
- Tableta, Coconut
- Tamales, Belizean
- Tamales, Chaya (also known as Dzotobchay Tamal)
- Tamalitos (See: Dukunu)
- Tamarind
- Tamarind Balls
- Tambran, Drink
- Tapou, Fish Stew
- Tik’in-xik
- Tortillas, Flour
- Tortilla Soup
- Tortilla Chips
- Tostadas (very similar to garnaches)
- Tostadas, Breakfast (Topped with an over-easy egg)
- Tostones, Green Plantain
- Toxzel, Mayan
- Tres Leches, Cake
- Triffle Coconut Cake
- Turtle Soup
- Typical Belizean Breakfast
Y
- Yampa, Mashed
- Yam Soup
W
- Wangla, Sesame Seeds
- Wet Burritos
- White Fruit Cake
- White Relleno (also know as Relleno Blanco)
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