Typical Belizean Dish – Rice, Beans and Stewed Chicken

Typical Belizean Dish - Rice, Beans and Stewed Chicken

If you are coming to Belize, or thinking of relocating here, I hope you really like white rice and red kidney beans as these are two of the staples in the Belizean diet.

Don’t get me wrong, there is a variety. I mean, you can order “rice and beans” and you will be served a dish of rice and beans that have been cooked together in coconut milk. Or, you can order “beans and rice” and you will be served a dish of rice and a dish of beans that have been cooked separately, for you to mix to your liking. The contrast is startling.

Normally whether you eat rice and beans or beans and rice it will be accompanied Read more

San Pedro Seafood Dinner

San Pedro Seafood Dinner

Looking for some good conch fritters and fresh, delicious sea food in San Pedro? Try Caliente’s. They are well known for serving up some of the best food in Belize! You can find them in the Spindrift Hotel, right beside the Pier Lounge. They are open for lunch and dinner.

I would recommend any of the sea food. I’m a fan of anything curry, so the coconut curry shrimp is right up my alley. I have been told that the soup is a must have, and often sells out before dinner time. The ginger shrimp is also excellent.

Meals are reasonably priced, considering how expensive it is to get fish in the North. This is a definite Read more

Marla's Kitchen Serves up Good Eats on Caye Caulker

Marla's Kitchen Serves up Good Eats on Caye Caulker

Marla’s Kitchen is a small family run restaurant nestled between the front and middle street on Caye Caulker where you can get a decent meal for under 10 bucks.

Marla’s is on the quaint side; food is served up on a couple of plastic tables and chairs settled on the uneven sand. The menu is pretty simple with your basic BBQ foods and a decent number of side dishes.  The seafood is good and fresh, which is the case pretty much wherever you eat on Caye Caulker.

The beer is good and cold, and the family atmosphere, and delicious and inexpensive food make Marla’s Kitchen one of this Gringo’s favorite stops to eat dinner on Caye Caulker. (Don’t try to Read more

Rasta Pasta – Good Eats on Caye Caulker

So you’ve booked your Christmas vacation to Belize already, right? Now it’s time to start planning the itinerary, and what better place to start than with your belly? (This Gringo is always absolutely famished after flights; what can I say, travel is draining.) That is why I recommend making one of your first (and second or third stops) Rasta Pasta Rain forest Café.

Located on Front Street, just a short ways up from the Water Taxi pier, you can actually arrive at Rasta Pasta via the main calle or the beach. They’ve got about 10-12 outdoor tables, indoor seating, and a good-sized bar. This is one of the most popular places for the 20-something crowd to hang out Read more

Dining out in Belize City

Fine dining in Belize City can be found at Celebrity restaurant, considered by many to be one of the nicest restaurants in the city. With a broad menu, reasonable prices and excellent service, Celebrity ranks high on the lists for a business lunch or a romantic dinner.

Some of the house specialties include Lobster Hollandaise, Chicken Mozzarella, Grilled/Baked/Fried Snapper, T-bone steaks and more. The selection of seafood is incredible, aside from the snapper and the lobster there is shrimp, Grouper or Rock fish, and more. And don’t even get me started on the cheesecake!

Celebrity has a full bar as well, and is open daily from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. The accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Read more

At Home at Chaa Creek Belize

Chaa Creek is a great place to have a nice romantic getaway or bring the whole family for some great Belizean adventure. Chaa Creek is a 365 acre natural reserve that lies in-between the banks of the Macal River and the foothills of the Maya Mountains.

Chaa Creek offers a variety of Inland Expeditions that provide physical and intellectual stimulation centered around the environment, culture and archaeology of Belize. But that’s just what their website says.

Take it from me, the Belize Gringo, Chaa Creek is my home away from home in Belize. They have a lot of great packages and tours (which you can see on their website) and the accommodations Read more

Yummy Rice and Beans

When it comes to dinnertime, Belizeans are serious about their rice and beans, or is it beans and rice… there’s a difference you know, and depending on what you order, your dish will vary greatly. First, let’s get a few things straight, the dinner hour, also known as the rice hour occurs midday; that is when Belize, like other Central American countries, breaks to eat its largest meal.

Now, back to the rice and beans/beans and rice word order. If you ask for rice and beans you will get rice and beans that have been cooked together, sometimes in coconut milk, and served together. Beans and rice, on the other had, are usually cooked separately, and served separately. Read more

Caye Caulker’s Best Bar and Grill

If you have a chance to head off of the mainland to Caye Caulker while visiting Belize, make sure you head to the Rainbow Bar. The large deck out back is perched overlooking the sea, and the prices are more than reasonable, at less than 10 dollars per plate. Portions are large, and filling. The vegetable wrap comes highly recommended, as does the shrimp. Of course, every meal is made complete by a Belikin, Belize’s favorite beer.

The laid back attitude that draws everyone to Caye Caulker reigns at Rainbow Bar as well. While the locals urge you to take it easy, you will find yourself more than relaxed sipping a beer and dining on excellent burgers Read more

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