Wanderlust UK – September 2019

(Nancy Kaufman) #1
36 wanderlust.co.ukSeptember 2019

EXPLORE WORLD F


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veryonehasa
coconuttreein
theirbackyardin
southernBelize.
Hothabanero
peppersandsweetplantaingrow
plentifullyintheGarifunavillages,
too,oftenpickedfromthegarden
andthrownstraightintoa
coconuttyfishbroth.Or,asthe
localsknowit,serelasus(soup)with
hudut(ripeplantain).
It’stheultimatecomfortfood,
sketchingaportraitofmychildhood
inthevillageofDangrigainjustone
bite.OnSaturdays,thefishybrothis
justwhatthevillagerseat.No-one
goestosupermarketsorchain
restaurants.Alltheingredientsare
organic;theyaregatheredinseason, Visitwww.wanderlust.co.uk/199

GetthefullSereLasusrecipe
Sean Kuylen

Asharpact
ChefSeanKuylenstudied
theartofAmericanand
FrenchcuisineinSan
Francisco,California,but
hispassionforfoodcame
fromhismother.Heis
now,arguably,themost
famousBelizeanchefand
recentlyhelpedTeam
BelizewinBronzeatthe
TasteoftheCaribbean
Awards.

EATTHIS...


SereLasus


capturesthe


vibrantspirit


ofBelize


ChefSeanKuylentells
ushowthiscoconutty
fishbrothcelebratesthe
tropicalnation’shistory
cultureandproduce...

servedall-year-round,though.You
canheadtoDangrigaorHopkins
foramoreauthentictaster,buteven
atislandresortsinAmbergrisCaye
you’llfindacontemporaryversion
thatwillcharmeventhemost
traditionalvillager.
Partoftheappealisitsversatility.
Switchuptheingredients,asand
howyoulike–anykindoffish
canbesubstitutedintothistasty
broth,andscotchbonnetswillwork
inplaceofhabaneros.Serelasus
withhudutmaybehumblefare,
butitcertainlycapturesthe
vibrantspiritofournation.

takenstraightfromthegardenor
farm.Sweetsnappersandseacrabs
arehookedstraightfromthesea


  • nothingisprocessedinthisdish.
    ButBelize’sindigenousGarifuna
    culturehasaparttoplayinthis
    recipe,too.Afterbeingshipwrecked
    oncoursetotheWestIndies,the
    GarifunasettledinBelize’ssouthern
    villagesintheearly1800s,blending
    AfricanandCaribbeaninfluencesto
    createacuisinearoundingredients
    easilyavailableinthesubtropical
    climate,fromcassavatococonuts.
    Traditionally,abowlfulofsere
    lasusisspoonedoutwithasideof
    cassavabreadon 19 November–
    anationalholidaythatcelebratesthe
    Garifuna’ssettlement.Itspopularity
    meansthatdifferentkindsare


Meet Sean!
Come and meet Chef
Sean Kuylen at our
upcoming Belize Food
Event on 3 September!
wanderlust.co.uk/
events


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