local cuisine & dining

From your first taste of savory fry jacks or a plate of rice and beans with stew chicken, Belizean cuisine has a lot to rave about. Blending Caribbean, Mayan, Creole, Garifuna, and Mexican influences, cuisine típica is rooted in centuries of diverse cultures, indigenous ingredients, and Afro-Caribbean traditions.

Lunch is the main meal of the day, and you can enjoy home-style dishes in local eateries known as 'sodas' or seafood-focused marisquerías. Farm markets and roadside stands give you ample opportunities to devour fresh fruits and sip smoothies made from delicious tropical produce such as mangos, rambutan, and papaya. Cool off with a copo (shaved ice with condensed milk) from a cart on the beach.