A salted meat sandwich is a real treat. A crispy roll, richly topped with buttery meat in a sweet and sour sauce. It is one of the most famous bread rolls at the Surinamese toko. We also like to eat salted meat in the Antilles. We call it 'karnisá' there. What kind of meat is salted meat? Salted meat…
Surinamese roti chicken masala… a soft roti plate, delicious stewed chicken with potatoes… a boiled egg and then those crispy pieces of garter. There are few dishes that are so delicious! Roti chicken masala is the most well-known way to eat roti. The 'filling' of chicken, potatoes and garter has now…
Saoto is a dish from the Surinamese-Javanese cuisine. It is a delicious chicken soup that is very similar to the Indonesian 'soto ayam'. The soup was brought to Suriname by the Javanese and over time it got that extra letter. I made the Surinamese saoto soup according to…
This recipe for a delicious cod sandwich is from none other than Def Rhymz. Did you know that he is not only an entertainer but also a real chef? I probably don't have to tell you how delicious this Surinamese classic was with its special twist... You can make 4 bread rolls with this recipe...
Delicious fried plantain in a sweet and crispy jacket… Surinamese baka bana you can now make yourself with our recipe! First things first… what is a 'baka bana' actually? As I already wrote, it is slices of ripe plantain that are fried in a sweet batter. The ideal (Surinamese) combination…
The bara is one of the most famous Surinamese-Hindustani snacks. They are fried bread rolls that are heavily spiced. In addition to flour and spices, they also contain ground mung beans ('oerdi split') and sliced tajer leaf or spinach. It takes a bit of work to make the baras, but the result is worth it!…
Heri Heri is a loaded dish. It comes from the Surinamese-Creole kitchen and dates back to the time of slavery. Because the enslaved were only given leftovers to eat, they were also dependent on everything that nature offered them. Starchy root vegetables such as cassava and sweet potato, together with plantains…
Surinamese bami is easy to make yourself. It is a delicious side dish that goes with almost everything. It gets its special, distinct flavor from the sauce that is baked in it. You make that on the basis of soy sauce, ginger and garlic. The funniest thing about Surinamese bami is that it…
Here they are: the tastiest Surinamese recipes from our collection. Surinamese cuisine is very extensive and has many delicious dishes. Just think of Pom, Roti or Surinamese bami. Bara, a salted meat sandwich and telo with cod should of course not be missing from this list. It is therefore not…
Surinamese pom is a dish you must try! It is made from pomtayer, a root vegetable that is common in Suriname. How does it taste? That is difficult to explain… you cannot replace or compare pomtayer with anything else. Pom is usually made from layers of flavored…
