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The Flavors of Belize Cookbook Goes Digital with Amazon Kindle

Foodies and lovers of all things Belizean cuisine have reason to celebrate today. The much beloved Flavors of Belize cookbook has gone digital. Now, anyone wishing to try their hand at making their favorite Belizean delicacies can do so with ease by purchasing the cookbook on Amazon and reading it on their kindle app. About […]

Celebrate National Heroes & Benefactors Day With A Travellers Liquors Martini

World Martini Day is still three months away (heads up: it’s on June 17th) but we’ve got another reason for you to imbibe James Bond’s favorite drink.  March 9th is National Heroes & Benefactors Day in Belize, and, surprisingly, one of the most fitting ways to celebrate might just be with a cold and crisp […]

Home Grilling: Belizean Barbecue Recipe

Looking for an easy way to show off your cooking skills? Try doing some classic Belizean grilling this weekend.  The best part is that you don’t need to be a BBQ expert; we’re here to help with some recipes. All you’ll need is chicken and BBQ Sauce! You can even make your own homemade flour […]

The Belizean Revitalizer: Spiked Seaweed Shakes (And A Recipe!)

When you hear (edible) seaweed,  maybe your mind may run to nori, that dark stuff that wraps sushi, or even mistakenly, the stinky stuff that washes up on the shores of Mesoamerica as the pesty sargassum. However, if you’ve ever visited Belize, you might be biased to think of the sweet, spiced, and creamy seaweed […]

8 Picturesque Bars & Cafés, Perfect for Instagram, Across Belize

I dream of cultivating a café culture in Belize, where drinking coffee (or cocktail) is an experience that caters to the sybarite in each of us and Instagram influencer; about mindfully living in the moment and savoring one of life’s simple pleasures with each sip — a quality cup of coffee or well-crafted tipple. In […]

Make these Belizean Meat Pies, A Classic Breakfast

“Staat yuh mawin’ rite wid suh meat pie!” (Start your morning right with some meat pies!) as most Belizeans would say. While it may not sound like a breakfast item, meat pies are truly the best-selling, most popular breakfast food in Belize. These mini hand pies are a Belizean staple. You will often see vendors riding around […]

Belize’s 2022/2023 Lobster Season Closes Soon

If you’re a fan of all things seafood, then now’s the time to be enjoying Belize’s spiny lobster. That’s because in just a little more than 10 days, the country’s lobster season will be coming to a close. The Caribbean Spiny Lobster, as delicious as it is worth protecting, has a closed season that runs […]

Here’s Where You Can Celebrate National Pizza Day in Belize

There are a number of good reasons why pizza is the favorite food of countless persons across the globe. For one, it’s delectable when fresh out the oven but still just as delicious as leftovers the next day. It’s also a perfect communal food (but we won’t judge you for ordering an entire one for […]

Here’s An Exotic Dining Experience You’ll Love Sharing With Family and Friends

Rijsttafel, or “rice table” as it translates from Dutch, is an elaborate and many-faceted Indonesian meal. It consists of a dizzying assortment of small plates to be shared and sampled in a communal dining way.  Dozens of dishes in an array of textures and flavors serve to wow the diner with variety and abundance.  The […]

How a Belize Vacation Could Be a Chocolate-Lover’s Dream

The gourmands and oenophiles of the world travel all the time to get a taste of the best culinary delicacies and wines. So, why not travel for chocolate, too? The cacao bean has been revered for millennia. And today, many view the art of making chocolate as akin to making wine. Perhaps that’s why more […]