Indian cooking has strongest influence.
Exotic mix comprised of Indian curries, African stews, British pastry. Amerindian influence is seen in the use of indigenous plants like cassava and chilies. In Georgetown, buy little paper bags of roasted, salted chick peas - channa . Guyanese pastries differ from those of other Caribbean countries by the fluffy pastry dough, made with vegetable shortening rather than beef suet. Beef patties also differ from Caribbean counterparts.