Today we head to South America’s least-known country. Probably. 

For anyone as unfamiliar with Suriname as me, Suriname is a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. Incidentally, it’s South America’s smallest country (both in size and population) and is roughly the same size as Tunisia.

Suriname is a Dutch-speaking country as it was previously a Dutch colony (for 300 years) gaining independence in 1975.

Surprisingly for a South American country, 27% of Suriname’s population are ethnically Hindustani. They are descendants of 19th-century indentured workers from India.

Suriname’s main export is bauxite, an aluminium ore that contributes around fifteen per cent of the country's GDP. 

Suriname’s national dish, pom is an oven-baked dish made using arrowleaf elephant ear root and chicken - it looks genuinely delicious. If your local supermarket happens to have an abundance of arrowleaf elephant ear root, here’s a pom recipe.