Aruba
Stropi di Tamarijn
A sweet-tart Aruban tamarind syrup drink, diluted with water or club soda and served over ice as a refreshing soft drink.
caribbean
Aruba
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Stuffed Cheese
Keshi Yena
A whole Edam or Gouda rind filled with spiced meat, olives, capers, raisins, onions, and peppers, then baked or steamed until the cheese melts.
Aruba
Stuffed Sausage
Sanger Yena
Sanger yena (stuffed sausage); a traditional Aruban dish; sausage stuffed with goat, beef, or pork; a feature of Aruban cuisine; a popular local specialty; a reflection of Dutch and Caribbean influences
Aruba
Sweet Bread
Pan Dushi
Pan dushi ('sweet bread'); a traditional Aruban sweet bread; a popular breakfast and snack item; a feature of local bakeries; a staple of Aruban cuisine
Gouda, Netherlands
Syrup Waffle
Stroopwafel
Thin waffle cookies sandwiched with caramel syrup, invented in Gouda in the late 18th century, a national icon.
Aruba
Tripe Soup
Sopi di Mondongo
Sopi di mondongo; a traditional Aruban tripe soup; made with tripe, spices, a medley of vegetables, and West Indian pumpkin (calabas); a hearty soup popular with locals; a feature of Aruban cuisine; a culinary adventure for the brave; a staple of the midday meal; a traditional dish.
Venezuela
Venezuelan Arepa
Arepa
Disc of precooked white maize flour and water, griddled until a crust forms, then split open and packed with a filling — eaten at any meal, every day.
Venezuela
Venezuelan Empanada
Empanada
Half-moon of maize dough — not wheat — filled with cheese, shredded beef, black beans or shark, and deep-fried until the shell blisters.