Demerara Sugar
Large-grain light brown sugar. Favored for cakes and tea.
Category: Ingredient
Specialties in Guyana
Learn about local specialties and celebrated products of this country
Local specialties
El Dorado Rum
High-quality rum from Demerara Distillery. International contest regular.
Category: Food
Cassareep
Thick black sauce from boiled cassava juice. Essential for pepperpot.
Category: Ingredient
Greenheart Timber
Extremely durable tropical hardwood. Famous for construction and shipbuilding.
Category: Craft
Balata Carvings
Indigenous animal figures made from Amazon rubber resin.
Category: Craft
Queenstown Rice
Long-grain rice cultivated in wetlands. Also exported to Caribbean nations.
Category: Ingredient
Gold and Bauxite
Mineral resources sold as souvenir fragments or accessories.
Category: Other
Kanuku Honey
Fragrant honey from interior savanna wildflower nectar.
Category: Ingredient