French Guiana — Food and Dining
Cuisine
There is a fairly good selection of restaurants and hotel dining rooms offering a number of different cuisines. The majority of them are in Cayenne, although French, Continental, Vietnamese, Chinese, Creole and Indonesian restaurants can be found elsewhere.
National specialties:
• Bouillon d’aoura (smoked fish, crab, prawns, vegetables and chicken, served with aoura, the fruit of Savana trees).
• The forest provides a rich supply of game such as, collard peccary, paca and tapir. These are usually eaten as a fricassee and are accompanied by rice and kidney beans.
National drinks:
• Ti' Punch (a traditional aperitif of lime, sugar cane syrup and rum usually accompanied by cod rolls and black pudding).
Tipping: In hotels and restaurants, a 10% tip is usual.
Nightlife
There are nightclubs in Cayenne, Kourou and St Laurent du Maroni. Cayenne also has one cinema featuring French-language films. Cinemas can also be found in Kourou and St Laurent.
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