Ayaca is an Aruban dish where steamed meat is cooled in a banana leaf, with cashews and other dried fruits. This dish has Venezuelan roots. It typically brings together families at Christmas, but you can find it in restaurants all year around.

Balchi di pisca are Aruban fish cakes, a dish typically made from any of the island's local white-flesh fish, including mahi-mahi, grouper, or red snapper. The fish is combined with boiled potatoes and spices, then fried in hot oil until it becomes golden brown in colour. Fish cakes are usually served as an appetizer before the main meal, or as a side dish accompanying the main meal.

Bolita di keshi is a popular Aruban snack that is especially beloved by children who consume it as a snack. Because it is quite easy to prepare, bolita di keshi is an ideal dish for parties and family reunions. This flavorful, but highly caloric appetizer consists of cheese balls that are deep-fried in hot oil.

Cool island soup is a chilled fruit soup and an ideal refreshment for hot summer days. It consists of pineapple, cantaloupe, papaya, apricot, sparkling water, and fresh lime juice. It is recommended to cool the combination of puréed ingredients for at least four hours before serving. Garnished with fresh mint leaves, sweet and cold, it is the locals' favourite, consumed widely throughout the island.

Funchi is an Aruban staple, a simple dish made with cornmeal, salt, and butter. The cornmeal is cooked in boiling water and stirred with a wooden spoon until the mixture becomes thick and stiff. It is then combined with butter before being served. Funchi can be sliced, fried in butter or oil, and served with a variety of ingredients, or it can be consumed as it is and served as an accompaniment to stews and soups.

Giambo is a typical Aruban dish consisting of beef, okra, and fish such as red snapper, cooked together into a thick and hearty soup. Also known as the Antillean gumbo, this flavorful Aruban version of the famous Cajun speciality is characterized by puréed okra, giving the dish its unique, slippery consistency.

It is an Aruban and Curaçaoan main course dish, consisting of a large round ball of cheese stuffed with spiced meat, served steamed or baked. The dish is believed to have originated from Dutch Empire slaves of the Dutch West Indies stuffing the rinds of Gouda or Edam cheeses with meat table scraps.

Pan bati is a pancake that is made in Aruba. The literal translation is "smashed bread" because it is so flat. It contains sorghum flour, wheat flour and milk. In Aruba it is sometimes eaten as a side dish, but also as a pancake with sugar on it or with other fillings. Wikipedia

Pastechi is a traditional Aruban breakfast that can also be served as a snack, consisting of deep-fried, crescent-shaped dough filled with a variety of ingredients such as chicken, beef, tuna, vegetables, or cheese. The key ingredient is usually combined with finely chopped onions, green peppers, celery stalks, raisins, cumin, nutmeg, and hot peppers. Fried until golden brown, pastechis can be found throughout the island, especially in roadside snack-bars.

Sopi di pampuna is a flavorful pumpkin soup from Aruba that is commonly consumed throughout the Caribbean islands. Apart from pumpkin, other key ingredients in the soup are salted beef, heavy cream, cinnamon, Tabasco sauce, and vegetables such as onions, celery, leeks, and potatoes. The characteristic deep orange colour of sopi di pampuna is made by heating ruku seeds in hot oil, discarding them, and using the coloured oil in the soup.