Suriname
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Pom
The Javanese-Creole crown: pom — a baked casserole of grated pomtajer (tannia root) with chicken, tomatoes and citrus, golden on top — Suriname's celebration dish, with Jewish, Creole and Javanese ancestries argued lovin…
Saoto Soup
The Javanese chicken soup of Paramaribo: saoto — a fragrant chicken broth with lemongrass, galangal and bean sprouts, served over rice with fried shallots, egg, potato sticks and a fiery sambal — Suriname's beloved Javan…
Roti (Surinamese)
The Hindustani layer: Surinamese roti with chicken or potato curry and long beans, plus bara (fried lentil dough) — the East Indian table of Paramaribo's roti shops. Ingredients: roti (flour, sometimes dhal-filled), chic…
Pinda Soep and Herheri
The Creole peanut soup and herheri: pinda soep (peanut soup with beef, plantains and tom-tom dumplings) and herheri (salt fish with plantains, cassava and sweet potatoes in coconut's absence — a boiled ground-provision p…
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