Food

I thought I would make some comments on the food of Belize. As a nation of many languages and ethnic backgrounds, Belize has quite a few traditional dishes. While I was in Independence which is primarily a Kriol community there was a lot of rice and beans, plantains, baked/fried chicken, and wheat tortillas. If you were to visit any Mayan culture the main dish would be this chicken soup dish with corn tortillas. In Belize, you eat the whole chicken bones and all; when you are served fish you are given the entire fish (with bones), depending on its size. If its a big fish you will either get the head or the tail.

Have i had rat? Yes, its called a gibnut and it was really good. The last time the Queen was in Belize in 1981, she had gibnut aka The Royal Rat.

Have i had pigtail? Yes, it tastes kinda like a combo of ham and hot dogs.

I have not had the pleasure of eating iguana because its out of season right now.

Belizeans like kool aid with a shit ton of sugar. They call it juice. Its a little bit of water with sugar and a huge packet of kool-aid.

There are no "real" fast food places, excluding the 1 Subway in Belize City. Most of the food down here comes from shacks, street vendors or the inside of houses.

There are shops owned by people from Asia. Belizeans call these shops "Chinees" and they call all asian people "Chinees" as well. Its really racist but they don't see it that way.

Far From Home,

Christopher Wilkins Weiss