Some of the most well known local specialties are
kelaguen, a
Chamorro dish consisting of
chicken,
shrimp,
fish or
beef marinated in a mix of lemon juice and fresh
coconut, red rice made with
annatto and ''kå'du fanihi
, a soup made of fruit bat or flying fox and Guyuria cookies. The red rice is hineksa’ aga’ga,
is made by cooking rice in annatto broth, giving it a deep orange color. Other noted foods include lumpia (spring roll), shrimp patties, and Spam musubi, which is grilled Spam with pickled daigo radish wrapped in nori. The shrimp patties, or buñelos uhang'', are a sort of shrimp
fritter, with a mix of shrimp, vegetables, and batter which are then deep fried. A traditional ingredient of Chamorro food is a variety of spice-hot chili pepper called the
donni’ såli.(see also
List of Capsicum cultivars) It is also commonly eaten by birds which have spread it around the islands, and is also called a Boonie pepper. The sauce made from this pepper is called ''fina'denni''', and is a staple condiment of Chamorro dishes. Translated, it simply means "made from donni' ", the Chamorro word for chili pepper. The sauce fina’denni’ can be made with soy sauce and vinegar (dark fina’denni’) or with lemon juice and vinegar (white fina’denni’). The white fina’denni’ sauce is used in making Chamorro cured beef called Tinala' Kåtni.
Guam is also the highest per-capita consumer of
Tabasco sauce in the world. The islands are home to many types of restaurants, with Korean, Japanese, Thai, American food, often serving a mix of styles. A smaller plate is called nene (for "baby") plate, which is a smaller portion. (beef dish) • Apigigi (coconut mixture roasted in a banana leaf) Some of the most noted dishes on Guam, the largest island of the Marianas island chain, include Chamorro red rice, grilled meat, fina’denne’, tamales gisu, chalakiles, Fillipino lumpia, kådu, kelaguen, titiyas, and latiya. == References ==