Category Archives: Street Food
650. Curaçao’s Coconut Candy
‘Kokada’ freshly grated coconut patties held together in a sugar syrup, tinted with food coloring for a festive look, should not to be confused with the more popular gooey coconut macaroon or hard Vietnamese ‘kẹo dừa’. Typically sold as colorful
650. Curaçao’s Coconut Candy
‘Kokada’ freshly grated coconut patties held together in a sugar syrup, tinted with food coloring for a festive look, should not to be confused with the more popular gooey coconut macaroon or hard Vietnamese ‘kẹo dừa’. Typically sold as colorful
656. Curaçao’s Multi-Ethnic Palate
A well-traveled, self-proclaimed ‘culture addict’ college friend, Morgan Courtney, just spent her (mini) honeymoon in Curaçao and blogged about it here: The Global Gamine / Curacao Has Heart, Part 1: Willemstad and Okra. I find Morgan’s perspective on ‘Curaçao’ cuisine particularly awesome: “Yambo, frankly,
656. Curaçao’s Multi-Ethnic Palate
A well-traveled, self-proclaimed ‘culture addict’ college friend, Morgan Courtney, just spent her (mini) honeymoon in Curaçao and blogged about it here: The Global Gamine / Curacao Has Heart, Part 1: Willemstad and Okra. I find Morgan’s perspective on ‘Curaçao’ cuisine particularly awesome: “Yambo, frankly,
686. Curaçao’s Johnny Cakes
These fluffy-fried, golden, sweet, semi-flattened spheres of goodness are mostly found at snèks in Curaçao and are fair game for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They’re perfectly fine on their own or stuffed with Dutch cheese, ham, sweet salami, savory salami, chicken, beef, corned beef, tuna, cod fish,
686. Curaçao’s Johnny Cakes
These fluffy-fried, golden, sweet, semi-flattened spheres of goodness are mostly found at snèks in Curaçao and are fair game for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They’re perfectly fine on their own or stuffed with Dutch cheese, ham, sweet salami, savory salami, chicken, beef, corned beef, tuna, cod fish,
751. Pinda Herrrébé! Pinda Herrrébé!
Much like our black-eyed pea fritter, Kala, Pinda Herébé (Boiled Peanuts) are prepared by our female cultural beacons who then sell them in little plastic baggies on the street. If there’s pinda to be sold, you’ll certainly hear loud chanting “Pinda Herrrébé! Pinda Herrrébé! [Kala! Bolo!]” all over
751. Pinda Herrrébé! Pinda Herrrébé!
Much like our black-eyed pea fritter, Kala, Pinda Herébé (Boiled Peanuts) are prepared by our female cultural beacons who then sell them in little plastic baggies on the street. If there’s pinda to be sold, you’ll certainly hear loud chanting “Pinda Herrrébé! Pinda Herrrébé! [Kala! Bolo!]” all over
770. Curaçao’s Black-eyed Pea Fritters
Curaçao’s Kala sure gets around! She’s known as Akara in Nigeria, Akla in Sierra Leone, Koosé in Ghana, Acarajé in Brazil. But no matter where she is she’s an unpredictable kick to the taste buds. She typically travels by street cart, manned by
770. Curaçao’s Black-eyed Pea Fritters
Curaçao’s Kala sure gets around! She’s known as Akara in Nigeria, Akla in Sierra Leone, Koosé in Ghana, Acarajé in Brazil. But no matter where she is she’s an unpredictable kick to the taste buds. She typically travels by street cart, manned by
1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao 