In traditional island-cooking, the ingredients are all thrown together in the same pot. Creole foodblends local ingredients with French style, and is the most widely available fare on the island.
Other West Indian stock dishes are based around cooking with salt-cod, okra, callaloo, coconut and Caribbean alcohol (rums or guavaberry)

If you have a sweet tooth there is a cure for that as well...just sample some of the local specialties like sugar cakes, scones, potato-pudding, guava berry tarts, and coconut pies.

Guavaberry is the legendary folk liqueur of St. Maarten. It was first made here hundreds of years ago in private homes. People made as much as they needed to serve family and friends.

Guavaberry became and still is an integral part of the local island culture. The word itself conjures up memories of the olden days, folk songs and stories.

The Guavaberry itself is a wild local berry, which is found in the warm hills at the center of the island. Guavaberry fruits are rare and seasonal, making the liqueur even more unique.