Cuisine in Sint Maarten

Johnny Cake

Light snack bread made by frying cornmeal and wheat flour.

• Main ingredients: wheat flour, cornmeal, sugar, butter

Conch & Dumpling

Local dish combining conch umami stew with chewy dumplings.

• Main ingredients: conch shell, wheat flour dumplings, aromatic vegetables

Callaloo Soup

Thick soup simmered with leafy callaloo and okra.

• Main ingredients: callaloo leaves, okra, salted meat

Guavaberry Liqueur Cake

Moist cake with signature liqueur soaked into dough.

• Main ingredients: wheat flour, guavaberry liquor, eggs, sugar

BBQ Spare Ribs

Stall staple marinated in spicy marinade and grilled over charcoal.

• Main ingredients: pork spare ribs, spice mix

Saltfish & Plantain

Breakfast menu of stir-fried salted dried cod with fried banana.

• Main ingredients: dried cod, plantain banana

Oxtail Stew

Rich stew with long-simmered oxtail.

• Main ingredients: oxtail, tomatoes, spices

Red Snapper in Creole Sauce

Local fish steam-cooked in tomato-based sauce.

• Main ingredients: red snapper, tomatoes, bell peppers

Pelau

One-dish meal cooking chicken and rice beans together.

• Main ingredients: chicken, rice, pigeon peas, coconut milk

Island Rum Punch

Sweet cocktail of rum and tropical juice.

• Main ingredients: dark rum, pineapple juice, orange