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Barbecue
Meat, chicken and fish marinated and grilled. The popular ritual of modern-day CHamoru barbecuing (which is technically grilling) is relatively recent in Guam history.
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Kek Chokulåti’: Chocolate Cake
This popular dessert item is a dark-colored baked cake that contains chocolate as the main flavoring ingredient. Often coated with sugar frosting or icing, the
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Cucumber/Daigo Kimchee Salad
A spicy salad that is made with cucumbers, pickled radish (diago), kimchee base and vinegar.
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Tamales Gisu: Red and White Tamales
A variation of the more well-known Mexican tamale, this CHamoru version is characterized by its distinctive half white-half orange coloration.
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Steamboat Round
The steamboat is a round of beef that is roasted whole and is usually carved on a serving line.
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Ensalåda: Salad
A mixture of various fresh vegetables, dressed with a sauce flavored with herbs or seasonings.
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Potu: Tuba Rice Cakes
Potu (also spelled poto) are white rice cakes, distinctly flavored with a local coconut toddy or fermented sap called tuba (known as aguardiente in Spanish).
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Pång’lao: Stuffed Land Crab
Like fish, crab is a staple in the CHamoru diet. Land crabs, pång’lao in CHamoru, continues to be one of the most frequently harvested animals
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