Pastechi is a traditional 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.

Keshi yena is a traditional dish born in the midst of the slave trade in the 17th and the 18th century, coming from the Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Aruba. The dish is served either steamed or baked, and consists of a large portion of cheese that is hollowed out and stuffed with spiced meat (usually chicken).

It was invented by the slaves of this former Dutch colony. As the Dutch masters traditionally consumed Gouda or Edam cheese from the center, hollowing it out until only the waxed rind remained, it found its way to the slaves' kitchens. The slaves would fill the center of the cheese with leftover meat and vegetables, and baked it until the cheese melted. 

Pan bati is a lightly sweetened cornmeal and flour pancake from Aruba. It is a staple side dish accompanying many Aruban meals. The name of the dish, pan bati, means beaten bread, referring to its flat shape. Although it is most commonly consumed as a breakfast side dish, it can also be prepared in a sweet version with sugar and various sweet fillings.

It is said that the biggest influence in the invention of pan bati came from the Creole culture, even though it is not known exactly who first created this popular pancake.

Balchi di pisca are Curaçaoan and Aruban fish cakes, a dish typically made from any of the islands local white-flesh fish, including cod, grouper, or red snapper. Salmon or mahi-mahi are also commonly used as key ingredients for the dish.

The fish is combined with boiled potatoes and spices, then fried in hot oil until it becomes golden brown in color. Fish cakes are usually served as an appetizer before the main meal, or as a side dish accompanying the main meal.