Escabeche, a delicious stew found throughout Latin America, can be found in as many forms as there are fish in the sea. In fact, fish is sometimes used as a main ingredient in escabeche, although one popular resort in Belize has the hands-down best escabeche recipe using the more traditional chicken.

The Lodge at Chaa Creek, Belize’s premier eco-resort located deep in the Belizean rainforest near the Guatemalan border, boasts some of the best escabeche to be found anywhere. The Chaa Creek escabeche involves slow roasting a whole chicken in …

Chaa Creek’s
Exotic Lemongrass Iced Tea
 
Ingredients: 
1 cup lemongrass, chopped
3 liters of water
1 tbsp. Fresh ginger, chopped
 
Method:
Combine all ingredients in large pt
Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
Strain lemongrass and ginger from water and discard.
Place strained tea in glass or plastic jug and chill.
Serve with lemon wedge.

Spoil your taste buds and enjoy delectable ‘Jungle Cuisine’ in our romantic al fresco dining room. Enjoy the sounds of birds quarrelling in the surrounding trees in the daytime, and listen to the symphony of night sounds while you dine under candlelight.
 
At the Chaa Creek restaurant, we combine modern and ‘old fashioned’ cooking techniques with a wide variety of fresh local produce to create innovative and original, mouthwatering meals.
 
Start your day light with a selection of tropical fruits and home made yogurt, or go local and try a more substantial …