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Dining in? Try making a local favorite

How to make “pan bati”

(Oranjestad)—If you’re ever up for an first, and stir until well mixed. Then
Aruban snack, try making another add the milk and beat until reached
Aruban classic appetizer called Pan a pancake-like consistency. If more
Bati. Similar to a pancake both in ap- moister is needed, add some water
pearance and cooking, this is a super until reached desired consistency.
easy meal that adults and children
will both enjoy. Here’s how to make it! In a hot pan with oil, pour in enough
batter to cover the bottom of the
Ingredients: pan. Just like pancakes, flip the pan
2 cups of all purpose flour bati when one side turns golden
1 cup grams of fine cornmeal (we brown. When your pan bati is ready,
recommend the Harina PAN brand) place on a plate and cover with a
2 tbsp baking powder clean kitchen towel.
1 1/3 cup of milk
1 pinch of salt Traditionally, pan bati is cut in triangle
2 tbsp of granulated sugar pieces, and is often eaten as a side
Oil for cooking dish with soup, fried fish or stews. How-
ever, it is also casually enjoyed with
Instructions: some butter and cheese on top!q
Add all the dry ingredients in a bowl

Aruba beyond beaches Episode CXXXII -132

Every week we share the various types of parrot- substrate, the low nutri-
most interesting and insight- fish who bites of the living ents and the salinity, ele-
ful articles about Aruba as a coral to extract the animal ments ideal to sustain the
destination to explore and juices inside, while spit out halophyte plant commu-
conserve. Discover amaz- the crushed calcium in to nities that survive in these
ing and informative stories a fine sand, that the wind extreme soil conditions of
to enrich your knowledge on its part accumulates high saline content.
and experience. There is so as dunes behind our north Some of these pioneering
much to admire on this tiny coast beaches. species are the “Sesuvium
island such as the variety of portulacastrum” or “Tobac-
the landscape and its dif- The dunes are well drained, co di piscado” (fishermans
ferences which is the result often dry, and are com- tabaco), in our native Pa-
of the weather resistance of posed also of calcium car- piamento, the “cocoroba-
different types of rocks. bonate from eroded sea- na” “Tournefortia gnapha-
shells. Decomposing sea lodes” also known by the
We can differentiate three algae, brought in by stormy name of “sea lavender”
basic geological forma- weather, adds nutrients to and sea grapes, Cocoloba
tions. One is a hilly part, allow pioneer species to uvifera. The predominant
second by an undulating the typical QD landscape. and areas of our by law colonize them. fauna of these coastal
part and a third part con- The main component of this protected dunes prohibit- In these white dunes and dunes are insects such as
sisting of limestone which hill is of volcanic formation ing the incursion of all types desert landscape we find bees, wasps and ants, bee-
embraces these two zones called Hooibergite. Other of motorized vehicles. some hardy flora species tles, spider flies, sea birds
mentioned before and geological phenomena in A curious fact is that our that are perfectly adapted and also lizards.
forming also the coast line. the QD landscape are the dunes where manly formed to the aridity of the soil, the As we move away from
The landscape of Sta. Cruz, small hills at the north coast by the feeding habits of mobility of the loose sandy the sea, the intensity of the
Tanki Flip, Noord area and wind, the salt spray and the
in the south of Savaneta is mobility of the substrate
mostly flat to slightly undu- are reduced. This makes
lating with quartz diorite the environmental condi-
(QD) boulders in it. This rock tions less extreme, which is
is has a gray color with dark used by a greater number
and light speckled, and is of species.
relatively hard. These are
many areas with boulders To get to know a little more
and small or large patches regarding Aruba’s and its
of sand and vegetation. cultural origins, etc. We
The Hooiberg elevates highly recommend you to
to166 m, a conical-shaped book your participation in
hill west of Santa Cruz and our cultural encounter ses-
is situated in the middle of sion. A mind opening rev-
elation and entertaining
Article by: Etnia Nativa island experience. What-
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