Guyanese food

A fast, flavourful after-work dinner with fresh ChowMein, sautéed chicken, and a tangy-savoury sauce. Back in my youth, there was nothing faster and more delicious than a late night ChowMein, usually whipped up with whatever leftovers one can find in the fridge. I have had many a sausages and salad …

Channa (Chickpeas) and sour, a magical thing of childhood days, it was not unlike dining out at a Michelin star restaurant today.

The balanjay skin is where much of the nutrition lives, so don’t peel it — let it soften and melt into your dish, bringing all that goodness with it. Eggplants or Balanjay as we know it, is one of my favourite vegetables. This vegetable is ready for harvesting by mid-summer …

Pumpkin is super affordable and with a little time and spice you can feed a lot of people.

This is a part of my Guyanese History on a Plate series…bunjal chicken livers with the simplest of ingredients cooked down to their essence in garlic, pepper, and a pantry curry mix.

A nostalgic Guyanese cook-up rice, for those far away from home. This comfort food from memory, inspired me to try to recreate it.

A comforting one-cahari-wonder Guyanese fried rice made with a few choice ingredients.

Go ahead and taste this Guyanese saltfish and okra fry down. It will surprise you, for there is nothing slippery about it at all.

Cassava puffs are filling and delicious, plus they are Vegetarian and Low FODMAP. Follow the recipe, and enjoy the finished product without any guilt or tummy pains. These cassava puffs – with green specks of a homemade Guyanese-style chimichurri – served with a quick green mango sour, is a serious …

This Guyanese inspired ChowMein recipe is almost as good as the real thing. This Guyanese ChowMein recipe is inspired by the dish I grew up eating/ It is perfect for those times when the tummy-rumbling, mouth-watering craving for a bowl of childhood-comfort food is hard to ignore. What better than …

Guyanese soup and the sense of smell…how the work of a writer unfolds. A whiff of any Guyanese soup immediately pelts me back in time, right back to 1973. There you will find five-year-old me sitting at the dining table. Blowing into an enamel bowl emanating the mouthwatering scents of …

Although I do love my balanjay Guyanese style, I celebrate this vegetable in every cuisine! From mid-July to late September it is balanjay, aka eggplant, season. These sun soakers love the heat, and they are grown year round in hot countries where they are called by many names; aubergines, eggplants, …