It’s a distillation of the habanero chiles so emblematic of Belizean food. The palate-scorching ... But know that the panades feature hand-rolled corn dough folded around well-seasoned minced ...

The Belizean restaurants are inconspicuous among Mexican, soul food and other Central American ... You can start with a Maya appetizer such as panades, tuna stuffed in a folded, paprika-stained ...

Belizean food reflects this: there are familiar Caribbean standards like conch fritters and kingfish, and there are tamales. There are meat pies and fried snacks like fish-stuffed panades ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist ... Appetizers include conch fritters, Mayan panades (Belizean empanadas), salbutes (puffy chicken tacos), and garnaches (bean tostadas ...