630. Curaçao’s Obsession with Dutch Drop

My aunt Rita Mendes-Flohr captures the essence of ‘drop’ in Crossing Borders: Speaking Papiamentu en route to Curaçao during a layover in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport: I search for a shop that sells every possible variety of drop – salted licorice – by weight,

650. Curaçao’s Coconut Candy

‘Kokada’ freshly grated coconut patties held together in a sugar syrup, tinted with food coloring for a festive look, should not to be confused with the more popular gooey coconut macaroon or hard Vietnamese ‘kẹo dừa’. Typically sold as colorful

823. Curaçao’s Milk Things (Ko’i Lechi)

              Ingredients: 1 can (14 – 1/2 oz.) sweetened condensed milk 2 1/2 cups confectioner’s  sugar 2 1/2 cups powdered whole milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vanilla Mix all ingredients together. Add food

926. Curaçao is Obsessed with Salted Chinese Plums

Simultaneously sweet, sour AND salty… Its fuzzy meaty texture perplexes the non-native eater. Luckily us yu’i Kòrsou are native Chinese plum eaters!