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Satisfying Our Sweet Tooth: Our Favorite Children Belizean Treats…

May 11th, 2012

Belize, Belizean Sweets & Treats

1.) Choco Banana – A chocolate-covered Banana Popsicle. Add coconut flakes and nuts!

Belize, Belizean Sweets & Treats

2.) Sugar Corn Popsicle – Pureed and strained corn kernels with cream, milk, sugar and vanilla – and frozen on a skewer.

Belize, Belizean Sweets & Treats

3.) Tablata – Freshly-grated coconut, cooked in ginger and sugar and baked. Served in little squares (We like to dip ours in chocolate with nuts!).

Belize, Belizean Sweets & Treats

4.) Belizean Fudge – “Burnt” condensed milk. Prepared with Peanuts, but varies. Cashew Nuts, Coconut Flakes and Raisins (Our favorite!) are used.

Belize, Belizean Sweets & Treats

5.) Wangla (Creole) – Sugar candy with lightly toasted Sesame Seeds. [Sesame Seed Brittle/Candy or Jojoli (Spanish).] Similar to Sesame Seed Snaps, but thicker. Pepitas Seeds (Pumpkin or Squash seed.) are used.

Ingredients:

2 Oz. Water
8 Oz. Brown Sugar
8 Oz. Sesame Seeds (Toasted)

Preparation:

Mix sugar and water in a saucepan and cook until sugar caramelizes. Lightly toast Sesame Seeds in separate saucepan (Releases natural oils and nutty aroma.). Add Sesame Seeds into caramelized sugar and pour onto a baking dish or sheet tray lined with parchment paper; cool for 15 minutes and cut into desired shapes.


Unveiling Our New Restaurant Concept: Farm – Belizean Farm To Table, Coming Fall 2012…

April 23rd, 2012

Farm To Table

Belize Farm, Organic


In Honor Of Spring: Our Top 10 Gelato (All Made In-House With Local Ingredients!)

April 20th, 2012

1.) Choco Banana

2.) Hazelnut Caramel

3.) Sweet/Sugar Corn

4.) Dark Chocolate And Ginger

5.) Mango And Cilantro (Seasonal)

6.) Classic Vanilla, Lemon And Mint

7.) Soursop [Guanabana (Seasonal)]

8.) Mammy Apple [Sapote (Seasonal)]

9.) Custard Apple [Annona (Seasonal)]

10.) Craboo [Nance Cherries (Seasonal)]

Soursop (Guanabana)

Green, prickly skin with soft, fleshy white interior and lots of black seeds. Perfect when scooped out of the skin, served cold with milk and sugar; not overly sweet, but has a distinct flavor.

Belize Exotic Fruits, Seeds

Custard Apple (Annona)

Size and shape is like an over-sided apple. Skin is a mottled pinkish-red and the actual fruit is whitish-pink with small seeds; sweet, distinct flavor.

Belize Exotic Fruits, Seeds

Craboo (Nance Cherry)

Small, bright yellow, berry-like fruit with a hard seed inside; sweet when ripe.

Belize Exotic Fruits, Seeds

Mammy Apple (Sapote)

Hard, brown outer shell while interior is burnt-orange, smooth and sweet; has a large black seed.

Belize Exotic Fruits, Seeds