But even though, tourists mostly come here for the local food, but most locals LOOOVE international food. And I kinda am one of them. Look...I love to eat home cooked food and I buy it all time as a lunch option, but when it comes to a night out or dining with friends, I'd prefer a little bit extra. And till now, I don't see any Surinamese food served in a great ambiance and even if there is, we, locals, would surely not like to pay the extra for the same dish that we can get for half the price. At least, I don't. And even if someone might think of a fusion food, but Surinamese style, we as locals still tend to lack the understanding why we'd pay more for a Surinamese dish done differently. And mostly, when done differently, the portions also seem to shrink in size.
A great example is Javanese food. That is one type of Surinamese food that people are willing to go out for. And everybody knows that for a good and 'authentic' Saoto Soup, they need to go to Blauwgrond. I remember one time when someone gave it a shot and opened a warung (Javanese restaurant) near the nightlife area 't Vat. They hardly made the ends meet and closed down the business soon after. Two of the Javanese places, Sarinah and Mirosso, mostly chosen by tourists because of the ambiance, but you won't see that many locals visit the dining room. Of course locals will still go to Mirosso for instance, but they would prefer to go to the one next door, where a Saoto Soup is double the size for half the price.(extremely exaggerated).
What is your opinion? Is there a way that Surinamese restaurants can sell their specialties for a greater price or will you just keep it as a lunch option?
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