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A white bowl with a gold rim sitting on a wooden background. The bowl is filled with Guyanese Portuguese Pancakes. One of the pancakes is split open so that you see the texture of the inside. — Portuguese Pancakes

A glass jar filled with vibrant green herb sauce sits on a woven rattan tray. Fresh cilantro, scallions, a small red pepper, and a brown onion are arranged beside it on a wooden surface, against a dark background. — Easy Green Seasoning

Overhead view of a turquoise enameled Dutch oven filled with rich, dark brown chicken stew. The stew contains chicken pieces, chunks of potato, and carrots simmered in a thick, glossy sauce. A wooden spoon rests inside the pot, with a light kitchen towel in the background. — Guyanese Chicken Stew

A white bowl with a blue rim filled with green curry chicken sits on a woven rattan placemat. The chicken pieces are coated in a thick, herb-based sauce with visible oil pooling at the edges. In the background, a bowl of flaky roti and a skillet of additional curry are partially visible. — Caribbean Chicken Curry

Guyanese Recipes Whole30 Paleo Baking Gluten Free Lunch

Non-alcoholic Guyanese Black Cake

Flan in a pan with a slice of flan on an aqua background. Orange and yellow napkins folded on a green background with a brass and black fork resting on top

Pumpkin Flan

Cheese straws stacked in a plate on cooling rack with a cream and orange towel under the cooling rack

Guyanese Cheese Straws

A black cake with a single slice on a wooden plate with a gold and black spoon

Almond Flour Black Cake

A small mason jar filled with burnt sugar (browning)with a brown twine around the mouth of the jar.

Caribbean Burnt Sugar (Browning Sauce)

Gluten Free Pinwheels

pot bake sliced with butter slathered on top

Gluten Free Pot Bread

Hot cross buns on a floral napkin on a plate.

Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns

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Guyanese peera on a multicolored dish on a teal saree

Peera (Milk/Doodh Peda)

Gojas on a golden plate resting on a teal sari with a gold border.

Guyanese Goja with Gluten Free Option

Paynoose

A blue bowl filled with golden brown mithai coated in sugar.

Guyanese Soft Mithai

Gluten Free Guyanese Gulgula

A plate filled with soft bakes and a cup of coffee

Guyanese Soft Bakes

Guyanese Doodhpitty (Roti Porridge)

Flour Porridge

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Coo Coo

Guyanese Soft Bakes

Guyanese Shine Rice

Cassava rotis stacked on a plate lined with parchment paper and a checkered kitchen towel to the side.

Cassava Roti (Cassava Tortilla)

Gluten Free Guyanese Sada Roti (Paleo)

Callaloo Cauliflower Cook-Up Rice

Guyanese Style Garlic Mushrooms (Vegan)

Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)

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Guyanese Soft Mithai

Guyanese Soft Bakes

Guyanese Doodhpitty (Roti Porridge)

Gluten Free Doubles

Gluten Free Guyanese Pholourie

A white bowl with a gold rim sitting in a woven basket with an orange scallop edge. The basket is filled with Guyanese Portuguese pancakes. A spoon hovers above the bowl with a long thin pour of syrup being drizzled over the pancakes.

Guyanese Portuguese Style Pancakes – Malasadas

Guyanese Cheese Straws

Flutie (Guyanese Ice Block)

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Pepperpot in a plate with a spoon to the right.

Vegan Guyanese Pepperpot

Peera (Milk/Doodh Peda)

Guyanese Goja with Gluten Free Option

Paynoose

Guyanese Duck Curry

5 Must Try Guyanese Foods

Guyanese Soft Mithai

Gluten Free Guyanese Gulgula

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Meet Althea

I’m Althea Brown, Cookbook Author, Recipe Developer and doer of all the things here at metemgee.com (met-tem-g). I’m so glad you stopped by my little corner of the internet to check out my authentic Guyanese and Caribbean Inspired recipes.

Must Try Guyanese Recipes

Close-up of a full plate of metem with mashed root vegetables, a whole dumpling, fried fish, and two halved boiled eggs on a floral napkin.

Guyanese Metemgee (metem or mettagee)

Guyanese metemgee brings together root vegetables in a creamy coconut milk broth. You will want to cozy up to a bowl of hot metemgee...

Guyanese Pepperpot

Pepperpot is Guyana's National dish. It is a variation of Tuma Pot passed down from Ameridians, Guyana's first people. It is a meat...

Cassava Egg Ball

The Cassava Egg Ball is a fried snack with a crispy exterior and creamy center.

Callaloo Cook-up Rice

Rice, spinach and pumpkin cooked in coconut milk.

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Must Try Caribbean Recipes

Skillet Jerk Chicken Thighs

Skillet jerk chicken thighs offers all the traditional flavors of jerk chicken with this quick and easy recipe with three cooking...

Jamaican Corned Beef in a gray skillet with a dish of rice to the right and a colorful napkin to the lower right.

Caribbean Corned Beef with corned brisket

Corned beef sautéed with potatoes, tomatoes, garlic and green onions to form a delicious hash.

Cassava Pone

Cassava pone is baked "pudding" made with grated cassava (yuca) and coconut with notes of nutmeg and other spices. This dish is...

Guyanese paratha oil rotis folded on a round wooden board. A bowl with oil is visible on the left and a metal rolling pin is visible on the right

Classic Paratha (oil) Roti

Classic Paratha (oil) roti is a flaky flat bread with beautiful light layers. It is a staple in most Caribbean households. This simple...

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In addition to all the delicious traditional Guyanese and Caribbean Recipes we share, you will also find variations under:

cassava grits in a bowl with shrimp — Whole30

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