~410 cal · 8g protein · 62g carbs · 16g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Small sweet pumpkin pancakes on a plate
🇨🇼 Willemstad
On Curaçao, arepa di pampuna are not corn arepas at all but sweet pumpkin fritters, a legacy of the island's Dutch-Caribbean kitchen. Grated pumpkin, flour, sugar, and warm spice make a batter fried into soft, lacy pancakes eaten warm for breakfast with coffee.
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🥚 Egg-Free
Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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2 cups pumpkin, grated or mashed
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1.5 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup sugar
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1 egg
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1 tsp cinnamon
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1/2 tsp anise
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1/4 cup neutral oil
Instructions
1
If using raw pumpkin, simmer the grated flesh briefly until soft, then drain well and cool.
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Beat the pumpkin with the sugar, egg (or flax), and spices, then fold in the flour to a thick batter.
3
Heat a little oil in a pan and drop in spoonfuls, spreading into small rounds.
4
Fry until golden and set on both sides, then drain and serve warm with coffee.
Willemstad Dutch-Caribbean home cooking.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Willemstad. Pastel Dutch waterfront famous for stuffed cheese.
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Curaçao. A Dutch-Caribbean island of stuffed Edam cheese.
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North America. A collision of Indigenous, colonial, and immigrant tables.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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