What Are Fry Jacks?
Fry jacks are pillowy, deep-fried dough pockets that anchor the Belizean breakfast table. Simple in ingredients — flour, baking powder, salt, water, and lard — but magical in execution.
Origins
The dish arrived through Creole and Garifuna cooking traditions, adapted from similar fried bread across the Caribbean. In Belize, they became the working family's morning ritual: fast, filling, and made with pantry staples that survived hurricane season.
The Perfect Fry Jack
At The Mayan, our kitchen team follows three rules:
What We Serve Them With
Our brunch table features fry jacks alongside refried black beans, house-made hot sauce, scrambled eggs, and a rotating daily jam from local citrus. The bartending class crowd often pairs them with our Belizean Blood Orange Mezcalita.
Book Our Fry Jack Class
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 AM, you can learn our technique in a hands-on class limited to 12 guests. You leave knowing a dish you will make for the rest of your life.