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Sint Eustatius

Sint Eustatius is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Sint Eustatius is immediately to the northwest of Saint Kitts, and to the southeast of Saba. The regional capital is Oranjestad.

Featured Dishes from Sint Eustatius

Bakes

Bakes

Fried dough, eaten by itself, with butter, salt fish buljol, vegetables, smoked herring

Cocoa tea

Cocoa tea

Hot chocolate with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves

Saltfish

Saltfish

Bolo borracho

Bolo borracho

Bolo di anasa

Bolo di anasa

Pineapple upside-down cake

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Bolo di banana

Plantain cake, made with brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon, allspice, sherry

Bolo di cashupete

Bolo di cashupete

Cashew nut cake

Bolo di chateau

Bolo di chateau

Bolo di dadel

Bolo di dadel

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Bolo di frigidaire

Pineapple trifle, made with sponge cake, pineapple, cherries, vanilla, butter and rum, common during New Year's

Bolo di manteka

Bolo di manteka

Bolo di pinda

Bolo di pinda

Bolo di tres lechi

Bolo di tres lechi

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Bolo ponche crema

Eggnog trifle cake

Bolo pretu

Bolo pretu

Dark fruit cake with alcohol, made with dried fruit, rum, cognac, cherry cordial, port wine

Cheesecake

Cheesecake

Many types, strawberry, blueberry, chocolate, caramel, lemon, marble, New York cheesecake

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Currants roll

Rolled pastry with a sweet currant filling

Ice cream

Ice cream

Pastry

Pastry

Many different kinds, for example, buns, cinnamon rolls, danishes, croissants, breads, muffins, scones, coffee cake, tarts

Speculaas

Speculaas

Spiced shortbread cookies, serve with coffee, ice cream or gelato

Vlaai

Vlaai

Fruit tart or pie, made with cherries, apricots, rice

Zeeuwse bolus

Zeeuwse bolus

Sweet pastry with cinnamon, lemon zest

Beer

Beer

Cocktail

Cocktail

Mixed drink with alcohol, many types

Cocoa tea

Cocoa tea

Hot chocolate with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves

Coffee

Coffee

Heineken

Heineken

Mauby

Mauby

Traditionally, a fermented beverage made from the bark of the mauby tree, though in recent years may also refer to commercial, carbonated soft drinks of the same name, concentrated mauby syrup may also be purchased to make the drink at home

Milkshake

Milkshake

Ice cream blended with milk, fruit, vanilla, chocolate, caramel, cookies, peanut butter, nuts, alcohol

Tea

Tea

Chicken wings

Chicken wings

Deep-fried, grilled, spicy, barbecued, smoked

Conch

Conch

Stew, chowder, ceviche, salad, fritters, grilled, curry

Conch stew

Conch stew

Conch soup and conch chowder are soup dishes made with conch that are traditional in various Caribbean island cuisines as well as the cuisine of Honduras. Conch chowder is also a traditional food of the Florida Keys.

Crab

Crab

Curried goat

Curried goat

Curry

Curry

Meat, vegetables, seafood in a sauce or stew with a numerous spices and herbs

Curry chicken

Curry chicken

Fish

Fish

Ceviche, grilled, pan-fried, stew, salad, fritters, Creole style, steamed

Goat stew

Goat stew

Grilled chicken

Grilled chicken

Chicken cooked over a flame

Grilled fish

Grilled fish

Fish such as snapper, triggerfish, wahoo cooked over a flame

Hamburger

Hamburger

A ground beef patty between two buns, many toppings and variations, may also be made with bison, turkey, pork, portobello mushroom, vegetables

Jerk chicken

Jerk chicken

Seasoned and grilled chicken, serve with jerk sauce, rice, peas and slaw

Lobster

Lobster

Lomito

Lomito

Sirloin steak sandwich with cheese, ham, lettuce, tomato, fried egg, mayonnaise, aioli, mustard

Mussel

Mussel

Oxtails

Oxtails

Stewed oxtails, serve with broad beans

Oyster

Oyster

Panini

Panini

A sandwich that is pressed and grilled in a skillet or panini press, for example, meat, cheese, vegetables

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Pickled conch

Pizza

Pizza

Oven baked flat dough or crust topped with sauce, meat, cheese, vegetables, fruit, many different toppings, crust types and cooking styles

Pork ribs

Pork ribs

Several different cuts, for example, baby back ribs, spare ribs, rib tips, riblets

Saltfish

Saltfish

Seafood

Seafood

Snapper

Snapper

Tosti

Tosti

Toasted or grilled sandwich, made with ham and cheese, meats, vegetables

Bakes

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bakes

Fried dough, eaten by itself, with butter, salt fish buljol, vegetables, smoked herring

Bitterballen

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Bitterballen

Meatball fritters or croquettes, traditionally made with beef, but can also be made with veal, chicken, mushrooms, serve with spicy or grainy mustard

Bread

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Bread

Coleslaw

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Coleslaw

Conch fritters

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Conch fritters

Spicy, savory fritters made with ground conch meat, serve with Calypso sauce

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Creole sauce

Tomato sauce with celery, bell pepper, onion, garlic, herbs, seasonings, chili sauce

Dumplings

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Dumplings

Dumplings are prepared in many ways, for example, boiled, fried, in soups and stews, and using many different ingredients such as flour, cassava, coconut, cornmeal

Friet

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Friet

French fries, serve with satay sauce, mayonnaise, spicy sauce, curry, ketchup, peanut sauce

Funchi

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Funchi

Cornmeal porridge similar to polenta

Gouda

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Gouda

Johnnycake

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Johnnycake

Krentenbol

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Krentenbol

Currant bun, also made with raisins

Kroket

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Kroket

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Pan bati

A thick sweet cornbread-like pancake, serve with stew, fried fish, soup, conch

Potato salad

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Potato salad

Salad

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Salad

There are many different kinds of salads worldwide, made with vegetables, fruits, tubers, grains, meats, pastas, cheese

Scotch bonnet pepper sauce

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Scotch bonnet pepper sauce

Scotch bonnet hot sauce, serve with poultry, seafood, goat, fish

Worstenbroodje

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Worstenbroodje

Sausage rolls, may also have a spiced ground meat filling