Beauty as a cultural concept. Different cultures have different ways of defining and understanding “beauty.” In general, beauty is a characteristic of a person or object that people find appealing. Beauty evokes an experience of pleasure or satisfaction.
Ancient CHamoru Concepts of Beauty Read Post »
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.
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 chocolate cake is presented as a sheet cake or a layered round cake, and decorated to suit the occasion.
Kek Chokulåti’: Chocolate Cake Read Post »
A spicy salad that is made with cucumbers, pickled radish (diago), kimchee base and vinegar.
Cucumber/Daigo Kimchee Salad Read Post »
A Filipino noodle dish with meat and vegetables.
Pancit: Filipino Noodle Dish Read Post »
A variation of the more well-known Mexican tamale, this CHamoru version is characterized by its distinctive half white-half orange coloration.
Tamales Gisu: Red and White Tamales Read Post »
The steamboat is a round of beef that is roasted whole and is usually carved on a serving line.
A mixture of various fresh vegetables, dressed with a sauce flavored with herbs or seasonings.
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).
Potu: Tuba Rice Cakes Read Post »
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 on the island. Pång’lao echong (crooked crab) is the most common of the land crabs. It has extremely large claws.
Pång’lao: Stuffed Land Crab Read Post »
