What is the national dish of Guyana?
Pepper Pot, the national dish of Guyana, is an Amerindian meat
stew which uses cassareep. Cassareep is a preservative made from
grated cassava and flavored with cinnamon and brown sugar. The
Amerindians developed cassareep as a way of preserving meats in the
days before refrigeration. Do not refrigerate leftovers. This dish
develops flavor when left over a period of days. If not
refrigerated, it MUST be reheated to a boil every day. In the early
days, a pepper pot was always in the kitchen, and more meat was
added to it each day, keeping the pot going for years. This recipe
has been halved from the original.