Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián

Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián

The easiest way to get authentic traditional Guatemalan cuisine is to get a daily menu special at your local diner. For instance, this meal known as Pepián, quite possibly Guatemala’s National Dish, was part of the daily menu special which included a fresco, drink made from blended natural fruits, sugar and water (more watery than a licuado), rice and tortillas, all for Q25. This meal can be had at Comedor Tí­pico Antigüeño, right on Alameda Santa Lucí­a, right across from the Municipal Market of La Antigua Guatemala.

Could somebody share the recipe for Pepián with the rest of us? Thanks! ;-)

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16 Responses to “Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián”



  1. Raquel says:

    Oh yum! Again with the food! :)
    I love pepian and I’m suddenly feeling hungry!

  2. Lisa says:

    I love pepian and have looked at many recipes on the internet, but they’re all so different it’s hard to know which would be the closest to the flavor I associate with Antigua (and this great photo). I have a feeling the secret may be cooking it in the earthenware pot over a fire…hard to duplicate…..

  3. cynthia says:

    I do hope that someone has a recipe to share. The pepian would be such a great
    treat on a cold, dreary winter day!

  4. janna says:

    I made Pepian dulce and it was delicious! I love the practice of using ground up toasted squash seeds (pepitoria) as a thickener. There are great Guatemalan recipes in the book “False Tongues and Sunday Bread” by Copeland Marks (available from Amazon.com). It’s 40 bucks but worth every penny!

  5. Dsole says:

    Rudy, your posts are always so interesting! I didn’t know anything about this dish until today! hehehe
    It looks so right for a cold day like we’re having in Spain nowadays!
    Have a nice week :)

  6. Edgar Carias says:

    ¡Rudy ya rompió la dieta muchá!

    Good post brother. But, in Antigua, the most renowned Pepian is “Pepian Negro”. For those looking for “recetas chapinas”, sans the English translation, here you have them:

    http://www.quetzalnet.com/recetas/

  7. [...] Girón introduces the Guatemalan dish of Pepián, which is easily ordered at a local diner in the city of Antigua. Posted by Eduardo Avila [...]

  8. janna says:

    ¡Gracias por las recetas, Edgar!

  9. Jennifer says:

    i LOVE pepian!!! its o so good!!!
    my mom’s is the BEST!!!!

  10. Palineco5 says:

    por favor pueden mandarme las recetas de esta deliciosas comidas pero en español yo vivo en Montreal Canada y soy puro chapin pero solo hablo frances.reciban mi respeto y carino por este bonito sitio.

  11. Alex says:

    Muchas gracias por esta information, y gracias por las recetas Edgar. :)

  12. Alex says:

    gracias por esta information y las recetas edgar.

  13. por favor pueden mandar este sitio en espanol gracias

  14. Rudy Girón says:

    @Mario, lamentablemente no me da el tiempo para traducir al español las cerca de 1,100 páginas del sitio de AntiguaDailyPhoto. Lo que te recomiendo es que cuándo encuentres una página que te interese, la traduzcas al castellano usando el traductor de Google. La dirección te la dejo abajo.

    http://translate.google.com/translate_t?hl=es#

  15. [...] Thanks to the Guatemalan restaurant chain 7Caldos, now you should be able to find Kak’ik, Pepián, and Jocón in just-add-water-and-heat-up jars at your nearest local Latin market. Perhaps, we can [...]

  16. lourdes says:

    e-mail me any recipe from xela people please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i’ve been in the u.s awhile and wanna learn how to cook foods from guate,quetzaltenango foods. thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS DISH LOOKS DELICIOUSE…………Saludos a mi Raza!!!!!!!!!!!!



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