Belize Film - The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Shot in Belize and set in Belize (which is as good as we can get for some country's films) this is a great character piece about a Allie Fox, and if you've spent any amount of time on the internet, you've probably dealt with an "Allie Fox" before, a man utterly utterly convinced that his hobby-house cause isn't just right but is the most important thing in the history of the human race.

Refrigeration is civilization, you see.

No, I'm not kidding. The film is mainly seen through the son's eyes as he slowly realizes the flaws in his father, a man who has complete tunnel vision and is lacking any sense of true devotion to his family (and in the end, even himself) instead being utterly devoted to bringing science and enlightenment to a tribal village in Belize through the wonders of refrigeration.  It ends badly of course but in an interesting way.

Belize Pictures

Belize Recipies

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/belize-breeze-recipe.html
Belize Breeze

Ingredients
1 -ounce coconut rum
3 ounces fresh pineapple juice
1 teaspoon grenadine or cherry liqueur


Mix all of the ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice and enjoy!








http://www.food.com/recipe/belizean-steamed-fish-468841
Belizean Steamed Fish
 bought a recipe book by a local women's group on my recent trip to Belize (Silly Bug & Bittle Recipes) and this one sounds like something I would like. I'll be making it without the green pepper, but left it in the recipe as many people probably would like it that way.
INGREDIENTS Nutrition

SERVINGS 4 UNITS US
1 lb white fish fillet
2 limes, juiced
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 large green pepper, sliced
1 large onion, sliced
1⁄4 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon coconut oil or 1 tablespoon butter


Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Rinse and dry fish, then drench with juice of limes.
Drain and season with salt and pepper.
Place 1 layer of fish in a shallow pan.
Cover with green pepper and onion, then sprinkle with curry powder.
Drizzle with coconut oil or melted butter.
Squeeze remaining lime juice on fish.
Cover tightly with lid or foil and bake for 10 minutes, then baste with liquid. Fish is done when it flakes easily with fork (total cooking time was not offered in recipe, but I've often heard 10 minutes per inch of thickness).









http://www.food.com/recipe/belizean-rum-cake-belize-476310
Belizean Rum Cake
I used this recipe for week 27 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook on meal from every nation on Earth, and Belize is my 27th stop. Please note that I never use any recipe for my blog that I'm not reasonably sure is from authentic or traditional sources, and this recipe has been posted without any alternations or additions to the ingredients. This cake has a lot of rum in it and is very strong tasting, but delicious.

SERVINGS 8-10 UNITS US
For the batter

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs
1⁄2 cup rum
1⁄2 cup water
For the topping

1⁄4 cup butter
1⁄2 cup brown sugar
1 small handful pecans, chopped


1⁄2 cup rum
1⁄2 cup water
1⁄4 cup butter
1 cup sugar


Put the cake mix, vanilla pudding, eggs, rum and water into a mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer for three minutes.
To make the topping, melt the butter and pour it into a bundt cake pan. Add the brown sugar and spread around with the back of a spoon until evenly distributed, then sprinkle the pecans over the top.
Pour the cake batter into the pan and bake for about 35 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees.
About five or 10 minutes before the 35 minutes are up, put all the syrup ingredients into a small saucepan and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat.
When you take the cake from the oven, prick it all over with a skewer, then pour the rum syrup over it.
After the syrup has soaked for a few minutes, turn the cake over onto a plate until ready to serve.





http://www.food.com/recipe/belizean-traditional-beans-and-rice-155541
Belizean Traditional Beans and Rice

This is the way they do Beans and Rice in Belize. The recipe is from a native Belizean. It is a wonderful addition to Caribbean chicken and fish.
INGREDIENTS Nutrition

SERVINGS 4 UNITS US
1 cup red kidney beans
1 cup thick coconut milk
1 garlic clove (optional)
salt & pepper
2 cups rice
1 onion, sliced
1 piece of salt meat (cut into small pieces)


Soften beans (soak first) with garlic.
Boil until tender and whole, adding salt meat (previously boiled to soften) when almost tender.
Add the milk, onion and seasonings.
Wash rice, then add to the beans.
Cook over gentle heat until liquid is absorbed.
Stir gently with a fork, and add a little water from time to time until rice is cooked.
Serve hot with a meat dish.
(Some favorite meat dishes with rice and beans are: stuffed baked chicken, stew chicken, stew fish, fried fish or meat balls).