Cookbooks

A collection of recipes that take Belize’s national cuisine far beyond the traditional rice and beans. Chefs from restaurants and hotels across the country contributed their latest creations, making use of fresh, local ingredients in creative new ways. Cover illustration by Mary O’Connor and woodcuts by art students from St. John’s College.

Whatever the meal, the recipes in this wonderful new cookbook will show you how to blend Belizean vegetables, grains, fruits, and spices in innovative ways to create healthy and appetizing dishes to suit every occasion and satisfy every taste bud. Arvigo has collected these recipes over a lifetime of experimental and conscientious eating. They take into account the importance of healthy eating as well as the need to satisfy our yearning for delicious foods that stimulate our senses and nourish our bodies and our spirits. Illustrated by Joseph Chiang

The recipes in this book range from the simple and traditional to the exotic and exravagant, and have been contributed by chefs and bartenders who have devoted much time incorporating recipes from far and near into Belize’s new cuisine. Our chefs have demonstrated their creativity in cooking and bartending as they blend Belizean fruits and vegetables into world favourites.