Legendary Guyanese FOOD TOUR in Georgetown, Guyana!! Exotic Cow Heel Soup and More!!

My third morning in Guyana dawned bright and early and kicked off with an unforgettable food tour of iconic Guyanese favorites!

My guide Stacey from Visit Guyana and I started at Sunny & Sweetie Roti Shop, which is known for having some of the best Creole food in Guyana. It’s a nice, open-air shop that offers saltfish and bake, chicken curry with coconut choka, dal, provisions, okra, and more. We ordered a bit of everything!

We had a mix of breakfast and non-breakfast items, including pachownie (curried sheep belly) with roti, saltfish and bake, fish choka, baigan choka, and chicken curry with dal and rice.

We started with the bake & saltfish. The fish is fried with onions and tomatoes and you eat it with the bake, which is a fluffy bread. It’s the perfect breakfast on the go. I could eat it every day!

The baigan choka is a smoky roasted eggplant. It was amazing! Eggplant is my favorite vegetable in the world. I loved the pepper in it! Next was the fish choka with roti, which contained a splash of lime juice. I tried a wiri wiri pepper with it, which added a nice kick. I loved the green onions and diced fish!

The pachownie was so meaty, tender, and soft! You pair it with roti. I loved Guyanese roti, which is flakier than the roti I was used to having everywhere else. It had a very organ-like flavor.

Next was the chicken curry with the dal and rice. Everything was incredible together. I loved the coconut choka mixed with the dal and rice. It was perfect together. Adding a bit of pepper sauce gave it a kick, but not too much! My favorite of all the dishes was the pachownie!

Next, we drove 15 inutes to the most famous bakery in the country, Maggie’s Snackette. Inside, they were making tons of pastries, including pine tarts (pineapple pastries). Simon showed me how to fold one properly! They also made cheese rolls with a cheese spread inside. They make between 1000-1200 pastries per day here!

Then, I attempted to make a cheese roll before it was time for us to try them. This place has been around for over 20 years and they’ve perfected their recipes.

The pine tart was flaky and buttery, with the incredible pineapple filling adding a nice sweetness and acidity. I loved it! The cheese roll had the same dough but the filling was hot and cheesy. It had melted right into the pastry! I liked that it was fresh and piping hot, but I liked the pine tart better.

The chicken patty was basically a little pie containing shredded chicken, corn, and other vegetables. It was small but overloaded with filling!

After that, we headed to our final stop of the morning, German’s Restaurant, which is a buffet-style restaurant. They’re famous for their soups. They had three: chicken soup, cow heel soup, and beef soup. You can also have dumplings and provisions, or you can mix the cow heel and beef soups if you want.

I started with mauby, a drink made from tree bark. It was fragrant and refreshing. I followed it with their cow heel soup. It’s a thick, hearty soup containing potatoes, cassava, duff, and cow heel. It’s a great pick-me-up! I really liked the gelatinous cow heels.

Finally, we ended with metemgee, which contains fried fish, duff, plantains, steamed onions, and coconut broth on the side. We added the broth, which blew my mind. The duff was nice and soft, and I loved the cassava. This was real comfort food!

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[alichevez]

My wifes guyanese I'm Sicilian and Ecuadorian I LOVE GUYANESE food and my wife they are hidden gems thank God I have her

[SakuraHailey]

The breakfast chokas/veggies breads/rotis and the dhall rice and curry chicken with hot sauce looked really delicious. And the lessons you got in pastry making...nice...Also the soups looked very nutritious . This was a very informative video of a lot of Guyanese foods. Thanks David.stay safe on all your travels.

[kandacyholder]

Stacey did so well in showcasing the Guyanese cuisine!

[suddie]

I haven't been back to Guyana since I left in 1980. I stumbled across these videos and now I'm really determined to go visit in the near future.

[salsasoul]

David is in my home country. Thank you for showcasing Guyanese food. I love you for this. Our food is full of love! ♥️♥️♥️🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

[Rivers-gd]

Nice tour, I love Guyanese food. I think David's getting an accent there. lol

[oceejekwam]

Bakes and saltfish takes me back to my childhood.
The soups remind me of my late Mum. She ate it along with provisions and edos.

[tonychang]

David you and Stacy did an amazing job introducing us non Guyanese to Guyanese food and the country and you did so authentically with spice and joy .Congrats .

[kurtydhan]

I am trini.. cant wait to visit guyana .. just for the food

[bevon]

I'm so happy that you got the chance to visit my country Guyana and try our delicious food. I hope that your really enjoying yourself. 🇬🇾 🇬🇾 🇬🇾 🇬🇾 🇬🇾 🇬🇾

[jaisinghpriya]

I love how you pronounced our Guyanese cuisines lol gosh everything look sooo good, as a Guyanese I’ve never had German’s or Sunny and Sweetie foods. I will have to change that the next time I’m there 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾♥️♥️♥️♥️

[baccslap]

The Indians of Guyana and Trinidad are the descendants of India, so there definitely will be similarities in the dishes just different cooks.

[KissFromTheWorld]

If you really want to learn about a country, eat and cook the way they do. Nice food tour! Cheers, Domenico.

[auntyo]

Love how you two are featuring Guyanese cuisine ❤ I saved these restaurants on my phone for places to visit when I visit Guyana.

[jasmineesawhramroop]

Sunny and Sweetie was one of the best restaurants I visited while in Guyana. Love their bigan choka and salt fish and bake. 🇬🇾 🇬🇾 🇬🇾

[owp]

I can't wait to go to Guyana and try those pastries

[finkumar]

Mouth watering delicious Guyanese food!!!! All my favourites for sure!!! Haven’t been back for over 35yrs-need to surely plan a return trip!!!

[Papa_Bolingo]

Love that African-Caribbean-Indian food fusion. That roti looks like chapati of East Africa. That flaky bread is called Mandazi. I saw a photo of sambusa/samosa. Next time to you visit Guyana, please invite me. It's one of my dream countries to visit. Love your videos bro. Would love to attend a reggae festival as well.

[jaypersaud]

Nice..way to go Stacey show casing some true Guyanese restaurant and bakery ..a true guide..

[shameenamohamed]

Thank you for visiting beautiful Guyana
You are welcome anytime