Cuisine in French Guiana

Signature dishes

Colombo de Poulet

Caribbean-origin curry-style stew simmering chicken in "colombo" spice

Region: Entire coastal area
Main ingredients: Chicken, Colombo spice, Vegetables, Coconut milk

Bouillon d''Awara (Awara Broth)

Festive dish long-simmering awara palm fruit paste with fish, meat, and vegetables

Region: Entire department (Easter)
Main ingredients: Awara fruit, Pork, Dried fish, Greens

Féroce d''Avocat

Appetizer of avocado and cassava flour paste with dried cod

Region: Cayenne
Main ingredients: Avocado, Cassava flour, Dried cod, Chili

Accra

Creole-style fish cake frying cod paste with aromatic vegetables

Main ingredients: Salt cod, Wheat flour, Parsley, Scallion

Tapioca Crepe (Galette Manioc)

Chewy crepe thinly baking manioc flour

Region: Interior indigenous areas
Main ingredients: Cassava flour, Water, Salt

Creole Shrimp Curry

Stir-frying large shrimp "crevette" with spices, finishing with coconut milk

Region: Coastal fishing villages
Main ingredients: Shrimp, Tamarind, Curry powder, Coconut milk

Boni Pepper Soup

Maroon traditional medicinal soup with chili and herbs

Region: Maroni River basin
Main ingredients: Chicken, Chili, Medicinal herbs, Yam

Rum-soaked Banana Cake

Dessert scenting ripe banana with rum and cinnamon

Main ingredients: Banana, Rum, Wheat flour, Egg

Palm Hearts Salad

Refreshing salad tossing palm shoots with citrus dressing

Region: Kourou
Main ingredients: Palm shoots, Lime, Olive oil

Creole Jambalaya

Spicy pilaf cooking rice with meat and seafood in tomato

Main ingredients: Rice, Shrimp, Sausage, Tomato