Also commonly known to Guyanese as baigan (bi-gan) or belangay, it is a plant that is native to India.

Here is something interesting about eggplant: although it is commonly thought of as a vegetable, it is actually classified as a fruit...specifically a berry! Eggplants come in many shapes,sizes and colours.

Rum is made by distilling fermented sugar and water. The sugar comes from sugar cane and is fermented from cane juice, concentrated cane juice, or molasses. Molasses is the sweet, sticky residue that remains after sugar cane juice is boiled and the crystallized sugar is extracted.

This is a slender, green pod vegetable, also known as lady finger. It is best when it is picked and cooked when it is young. 

The okra species originated in North Africa and found it's way to the Caribbean during the days of slavery. It is not only a traditional food plant in Africa, but has..

Pronounced "wee-ree wee-ree", this pepper variety is very popular in Guyana.  The peppers grow upright, and turn from green, to orange and then  to red when it is mature.