Guyanese Food 7 Traditional Dishes to Try You Won’t Believe Are True

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is more affordable.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Jalapeño offers heat with fewer calories, and banana pepper is more accessible.

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner, and pork can be more economical.

Start by hard boiling some eggs.

While the eggs are cooking, peel and cut the cassava.

Boil the cassava until tender, then mash it.

Add chili paste, garlic, spices, and salt to the mashed cassava and mix well.

Peel the hard boiled eggs.

Take a handful of the mashed cassava and cover each egg with it.

Roll the egg and cassava mixture in flour.

Deep fry the rolled egg balls until golden brown.

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