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Suriname
Triplandio Suriname guide covers 2 travel guides with 1 city across 8 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 8 self-guided walking tours in Suriname with 49 POI, spanning 24.7 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Suriname
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Suriname
Tourists
279K/y
GDP/cap
$7.1k
Life Exp
73.8 yrs
Population
639.9K
Currency
SRD $
Language
Dutch
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
115
Traditional Local Food Suriname
Snack
Vegan
Bara
Bah-rah
· Fried lentil dough snack
A fried dough made with black-eyed peas and spices.
Open Bara recipe
Soup
Meat
Saoto Soup
Saoto Soep
Sah-oh-toh Soop
· Indonesian-style chicken soup
A hearty soup with chicken, egg, and vermicelli.
Open Saoto Soup recipe
Main course
Meat
Roti with Chicken Curry
Roti met Kip Kerrie
Roh-tee met Kip Kehr-ree
· Flatbread with spiced chicken curry
A combination of Indian flatbread and spiced chicken.
Open Roti with Chicken Curry recipe
Main course
Meat
Moksi Meti
Mock-see Meh-tee
· Mixed Surinamese meat dish
A stir-fry of mixed meats with vegetables.
Open Moksi Meti recipe
Main course
Meat
Pom
POHM
· Oven-baked root vegetable and meat
A Surinamese casserole of root vegetables and chicken.
Open Pom recipe