Keshi yena
Baked cheese stuffed with sweet-savory chicken
Think of it as: Like a chicken pot pie where the crust is Edam
A cheese wheel with chicken inside. Bold.
What does it taste like?
Gooey cheese around a sweet and salty chicken filling, with pops of raisin and olive.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureMelty and gooey
What is it?
A ball of Edam cheese stuffed with spiced chicken stew, olives, raisins and capers, then baked. It's said to come from using the leftover cheese rinds Dutch colonists threw away.
How locals eat it
A festive or weekend dish, eaten with bread or rice.
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More videos on YouTubeWhere is it from?
🇨🇼Curaçao
CapitalWillemstad
Populationabout 190,000estimate (unverified)
IndustriesOil refining, Tourism, Finance
A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Famous peopleAndruw JonesBaseball star with 10 straight MLB Gold Gloves
HelloBon dia (Papiamentu)
CurrencyCaribbean guilder
And JapanMLB star Andruw Jones also played in Japan for the Rakuten Eagles.
Fun factBlue Curaçao liqueur comes from the peel of the island's laraha orange.
The flag🇨🇼 Blue for sea and sky, a yellow stripe for the sun, and two stars for Curaçao and Klein Curaçao.
From Tokyoabout 13,910 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Willemstad
Getting thereAbout 20+ hours (with connections)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeAny time. It sits south of the main hurricane belt. Also tryStoba (goat stew)Funchi (cornmeal)Pastechi (fried pastries) More from here🦎 Sopi di yuana (iguana soup)
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeAny time. It sits south of the main hurricane belt. Also tryStoba (goat stew)Funchi (cornmeal)Pastechi (fried pastries) More from here🦎 Sopi di yuana (iguana soup)
🇨🇼 Sounds & life in Curaçao
Bon diaHello（Bon dia (Papiamentu)）
Latin alphabet
Latin alphabet
Right now…
AnthemHimno di Kòrsou
MusicTumba Carnival music built on African rhythms
Listen on YouTube SportBaseball
Andruw Jones (baseball, 10 straight MLB Gold Gloves) World HeritageHistoric Area of Willemstad and more FestivalCarnival (around February)
MusicTumba Carnival music built on African rhythms
Listen on YouTube SportBaseball
Andruw Jones (baseball, 10 straight MLB Gold Gloves) World HeritageHistoric Area of Willemstad and more FestivalCarnival (around February)
Ingredients
- Edam or Gouda 300 g
- Chicken thighs 400 g
- Onion 1
- Tomato 1
- Olives 10
- Raisins 2 tbsp
- Capers 1 tbsp
- Ketchup 2 tbsp
How to make it (one way)
- Boil the chicken and shred it
- Sauté onion and tomato, then add chicken, olives, raisins, capers and ketchup and simmer
- Line a baking dish with thin cheese slices
- Fill with the chicken and cover with more cheese
- Bake until the cheese melts
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