Ole Year’s Night Cook Up Rice! Yesterday I joked in stories that today should be National Cook-up rice day! Because every Guyanese person I know will be making cook-Up rice today. I made this long form, just taking my time and cooking with no recipe but will try to capture the recipe and post it cause I know someone will ask. I've also linked my other Cook-up rice recipes below. Happy New Year! #cookuprice Chicken Cook-up: https://metemgee.com/2013/01/03/happy-new-year-with-black-eyed-peas-cook-

Cook-up Rice is one of the most well-known Guyanese dishes, but its roots stretch all the way back to West Africa. It mirrors Waakye, a Ghanaian rice and beans dish, and was adapted by enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade. Using local ingredients and resourceful techniques, they made meals out of necessity that became nourishing staples. This pot holds history. | Metemgee