Guyanese snacks

I ate a lot of Guyanese snacks growing up. Recently, I came up a fun bingo game to see what snacks other people have tried.

Pholourie is a fried split peas fritter that's popular in Guyana and Trinidad. Pholourie is best enjoyed with spicy mango sour or sweet tamarind chutney.

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Gulgula is a sweet fritter or drop donut made with crushed bananas fried to crispy golden brown perfection. Make them the traditional way or you can make them gluten, dairy, and sugar-free!

How to Make Guyanese Soft Mithai

My best friend gave me this recipe she was given while in British Guyana. You can substitute butter with margarine if the thought of a half pound of butter terrifies you :-) These are really delicious!

Soft mithai is made with flour, butter, fresh coconut, anise seed, and evaporated milk. It's fried till golden brown then tossed in a sugar syrup.

Guyanese Beef Patties are delicious short crust pastry meat pies. They are part of the trinity of Guyanese pastries, which includes cheese rolls, pine tarts, and of course these beef patties. They are most often sold by snackettes and bakeries in Guyana and by some street vendors as lunch or a snack.

Learn how to make Guyanese Mithai step by step complete with a comprehensive video.

The most popular patty from the Caribbean is the Jamaican beef patty, it is quite famous. We have our beef patty which is a bit different in shape as well as flavor. The Guyanese beef