Comments on: Guatemalan Cuisine: Atol de arroz con chocolate

By: tia

tia — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:58:27 +0000

This information is very useful , the sad thing about arroz con chocolate is that, I’m sorry but there is no chocolate that can substitute the kind of chocolate that guatemalan use back there.But anyways try to cook it.

By: faisal

faisal — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:43:41 +0000

“Atol de arroz con chocolate” as they call it in local Guatemalan language seems to have the perfect ingredients and the preparation mentioned for a delicious drink. I would love to visit this Spanish Colonial town and drink “Atol de arroz con chocolate” in the midst of coffee plantations and flower farms. Seems like a dream but maybe someday I will live my dream. If you want to find similar interesting things on chocolate you should visit http://www.stumblerz.com/chocolate-fun-facts/

By: Arlyn

Arlyn — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:50:10 +0000

Thanks I really really needed this recipe for the atol de arroz con chocolate, actually my dad needed it, my mom is the one who usually makes it, and she is working, I was totally lost too. !!!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:03:22 +0000

Rudy, with your mention of Sompopos de Mayo, I remember my grandmother would fry them up squeeze some lime juice and those things were not bad . . tasted a bit like slightly burned popcorn. BUt maybe that was just a big thing in my colonia. We would all go out and catch sompopos for munching on.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:58:50 +0000

HI Jennifer, you can pronounce it chee-chee, (long ee sounds) that would be the correct pronunciation (phonetically) as opposed to the ‘wrong’ way which would be chee-che (short e sound)which is slang for ‘boob’ Hope this helps.

By: MaggieD

MaggieD — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:50:02 +0000

Jennifer – my question as well…
So, Rudy, amazing, just when I thought you’d exhausted your supply of foods to write about…rice, cinnamon, and chocolate, yum! Exotic foods aside, the first thing I will do when I get to LAG this September is find the BIGGEST cup of coffee in town! Just the coffee makes it worth the trip.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:39:54 +0000

Help! Someone tell me how to pronounce “chichi” and how NOT to pronounce “chichi” so I don’t accidentally insult someone’s virtue!

By: Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:14:37 +0000

Claudia, come back tomorrow to see atol de habas.

Herber, yet Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez and Retalhuleu are on the Western side of the country, where the indigenous populations are, right?

By: Herber

Herber — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:38:48 +0000

well, it depends. You also have it for south cities, like Mazate for Mazatenango or Suchi for Suchitepéquez; Reu for Retalhuleu

Good pic for the atol de Arroz con chocolate! I get to see the little bubbles I imagine because the atol está hirviendo!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:05:15 +0000

MM sounds good though I’ve never tried atol de habas.
Your comment about pronunciation of chichi made me chuckle by myself @ my desk. . I think my cubemates are scared. ..