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The Chamorro people (/ tʃ ɑː ˈ m ɔːr oʊ, tʃ ə-/; [4] [5] also CHamoru [6]) are the Indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia, a commonwealth of the US.
The island's original community is of Chamorro natives who have inhabited Guam for almost 4000 years. [2] They had their own language related to the languages of Indonesia and southeast Asia. The Spanish later called them Chamorros, a derivative of the local word Chamurre (meaning of Chamorri is "noble race"). They began to grow rice on the ...
Kelaguen, raw meats, green onions, donni’ peppers cooked with citrus and served with titiyas Tinaktak, finely ground meat cooked in coconut milk with vegetables Estufao, a stewed meat dish similar to kåddun pika A meal served on Guam, with fina'denne'(the sauce) and Chamorro red rice Apigigi’, roasted coconut in a banana leaf The Apigigi opened up showing filling
Kelaguen is a Chamorro dish from the Mariana Islands eaten as a side dish or as a main course. Similar to ceviche, a pickling marinade of lemon juice, fresh coconut, green onions, salt and spicy hot peppers or donni' is used to marinate cooked chicken, raw shrimp, fish or beef meat/liver. With the exception of the cooked chicken, the acids in ...
Chalakiles is a Chamorro soup from Guam made with chicken, garlic, onion, toasted ground rice, and sometimes coconut milk. [1] Chalakiles can be the entrée or can be served before the main dish. [1] It is considered a comfort food. [1] [2] It is often found at various Chamorro festivities. [3]
Latiya (Lantiyas in CNMI dialect) is a Chamorro dessert from Guam made from sponge cake, vanilla custard, and cinnamon. [1] [2] [3] In Saipan and the other Mariana Islands, it is called lantiya. [4] First, the sponge cake is baked, sliced, and then covered with a custard. [4]
The name of kalamai is a loanword from Cebuano kalamay, when Guam was still part of the Spanish Philippines. It originally referred to a type of sticky rice pudding made with ground glutinous rice, coconut milk, and sugar. The Chamorro kalamai uses corn in place of rice, and thus resembles the Filipino maja blanca more. [4]
Description: Catalog #: 09_01998 Title: Brigadier General Clarence S. ""Bill"" Irvine Special Collection Photo Guam Additional Information: Group of native men women and children in Guam during World War II, Brigadier General Clarence Irvine enjoyed a long distinguished military career, mainly involving engineering.