Compare to Mexican tostadas, Guatemalan tostadas are simpler, yet they are delicious. The most popular tostadas are made out of frijoles or black beans, salsa or tomato sauce, and guacamol or avocado sauce as shown in the picture. Yet you can also find tostadas of carne, meat and even chow mein tostadas. Of course, the … Read more
Here’s a simple visual recipe for the Guatemala guacamol or avocado sauce. That’s right in Guatemala we drop the final e of guacamole. My variation on the Guatemalan recipe is the red onion instead of white onion and using sea sal instead of regular salt. If you are wondering about the herb, that’s dried oregano … Read more
I plate like this will set you back Q20/$2.50 in the main square of San Felipe de Jesús, a great locale for trying out all sorts of Guatemalan street food and delicacies. Also, around the main square of San Felipe de Jesús, one of the villages to the north of Antigua Guatemala, one can find … Read more
Guacamol has to be among the most present sauces or salads in the Guatemalan cuisine; as well as chirmol and often together. Chirmol (Guatemalan tomato-based sauce) and guacamol (avocado sauce) are often found with typical dishes like parrilladas and chuparrascos. Guacamol is also found in tostadas. Guacamol, of course, is part of the diet of … Read more