Chamoru Cuisine Cookbook

CHAMORU CUISINE: A Mariånas Cultural Legacy is an award-winning Pacific Island cookbook that reflects the CHamoru culture of Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. 


Authors Gerard and Mary Aflague, formerly from the island of Guam, craft a family legacy from their parents and World War II survivors Lorenzo and Julia Aflague. Their book highlights the CHamoru culture and hundreds of island recipes from the Mariånas. Enjoy reading their legacy, pass along a beautiful CHamoru history, and share tasty recipes with family and friends.



CHAMORU CUISINE features:

• Origins of a CHamoru family legacy

• Narratives about preserving and passing on the CHamoru culture

• Overview of the Mariånas 

• Maps of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan

• Stories of CHamoru culture 

• Narratives about the CHamoru people

• A story about the CHamoru fiesta

• A prayer before meals and the Lord's prayer in CHamoru and English

• Phrases used in the kitchen in CHamoru and English 

• Pencil drawings of Mariånas life from an 1800s Russian artist 

• Narratives and vintage photos about CHamoru culinary practices

• Colorful photographs of the land and sea in the Mariåna islands

• A brief history of CHamoru cuisine

• Illustrated ingredients in English and CHamoru

• Helpful kitchen tips

• 100+ CHamoru and island-inspired recipes

• Guides for meat doneness and temperature settings 

• Culinary terms and definitions in CHamoru and English

• Calendars for harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Mariånas

• Index

• Notes pages


Note: In the Mariånas, people use the terms CHamoru and Chamorro as spellings for this word. But for the purposes of this publication, we chose to use CHamoru, which is the orthographic standard for Guam.