A classic street food. What could taste more refreshing on a hot day than a freshly peeled orange with all the toppings?
The sweetness of an orange with the punch of salt and chile. Perfect flavor balance of all worlds.
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Mortar And Pestle
Grind dried chile and salt into a coarse chile molido in a granite mortar for the orange-and-chile snack.
Chef’s Knife
A sharp knife cuts the orange into clean wedges that hold the chile and salt.
About Joe Post
Joe Post is the founder and editor of Belize News Post. He grew up in Corozal Town, Belize, on the Caribbean sea with a view across Corozal Bay to Cerro Maya. He has lived in Costa Rica, Kenya, England, Spain, and the United States. He grew up cooking alongside his mother and grandmother, and has personally tested the vast majority of the recipes on this site. He started BNP in the early 2000s as one of the few independent Belizean news sources online. Over the years, the food became the stickiest thing. News comes and goes. Food stays.
