Food of Caribbean Netherlands
The Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) combine Dutch, African and Caribbean cooking. Fresh fish, goat stew, keshi yena and funchi are common, with local herbs and tropical fruit. Flavors are simple and hearty.
National dish
Keshi yena
Cheese shell stuffed with meat.
Staples
- fish
- goat
- cornmeal
- cheese
- rice
- plantains
- conch
Signature flavors
- thyme
- pepper
- lime
- garlic
Main dishes
Keshi yena
Cheese shell stuffed with meat.
Key ingredients: Gouda, chickenKabritu stoba
Goat stew.
Key ingredients: goat, tomatoFunchi
Cornmeal.
Key ingredients: cornmealFried fish
Island fresh fish.
Key ingredients: fishConch stew
Slow-cooked conch.
Key ingredients: conch
Pastechi
Fried turnovers.
Key ingredients: flour, cheeseStreet food
Pastechi di karni
Meat turnover.
Key ingredients: beef
Bitterballen
Dutch fried meat snack.
Key ingredients: beef, flourDesserts and sweets
Bolo preda
Spice cake.
Key ingredients: flour, spicesDutch pancakes
Pannenkoeken.
Key ingredients: flour, milk, eggDrinks
Fresh fruit juice
Tropical blends.
Key ingredients: fruitIced coffee
Cold coffee.
Key ingredients: coffeeFruits and produce
Dish guides from Caribbean Netherlands
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- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
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- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
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- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
About this page
Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
Photo credits
- Keshi yena: La Cocina de Caputto Ricardo Caputto, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pastechi-5: DanielleJWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bitterballen mosterd mayo: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Carica papaya - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-029: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mangos - single and halved: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
