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La Cocina del Obispo

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Subanik from La Cocina del Obispo

La Cocina del Obispo Restaurant is located in San Juan del Obispo, perhaps a 10 minute drive from La Antigua Guatemala. The restaurant is family owned and opens only on the weekends. You’d be amazed on the variety of food.

Anyway, this time I went with Lomi Kriel and Norman Ávila. Rudy was supposed to join us, but he cancelled. Lomi had the Pepián, which by the way they even have been awarded a first prize for the best Pepián in Antigua Guatemala! Norman had a Churrasco chapín (Guatemalan barbecue grill) and I had Subanik; a classic dish from Las Verapaces. All food is fabulous there; the prices are excellent and the atmosphere is just amazing. I wish Rudy would have been there, he is a far better food photographer than I am; anyway, here is my attempt at joining the food photos with a portrait of each of my friends :)

The conversations were just great, we even talked about gadgets, geeks, history, and even beer :)

A bit later on, I’ll tell you about the other times I have been there. I just have to look up the photos in my external hard drives.

text and photos by Arturo Godoy.

Portrait of Lomi Kriel Pepián from La Cocina del Obispo

Churrasquito from La Cocina del Obispo Portrait of Norman Ávila by Arturo Godoy

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Guatemalan Typical Diner Food

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Guatemalan typical diner food by Rudy Girón

Terracota ceramic dish ware, typical food, tortillas in basket are the typical vistas from the Guatemalan comedores (diners). In the picture above you can appreciate Pepián de gallina (Hen’s pepian) and Pollo en crema (chicken with cream sauce) along tamarindo (tamarind) drinks and tortillas; everything for Q30/$3.75. Arturo and I declared: Guatemalan diners FTW!

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Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

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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Guatemalan Cuisine: Revolcado, Pepian, Hilachas, Subanik, Longanizas

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Guatemalan Cuisine: Revolcado, Pepian, Hilachas, Subanik, Longanizas

Okay, let’s meet for lunch today, the meals are on me. But, the menu options are limited: Guatemalan Revolcado, Pepian, Hilachas, Subanik and Longanizas.

For some reason, Guatemalans enjoy going out on the weekend and dining on the streets. That’s right, many people set up tent and a few pots with traditional Guatemalan dishes. You can find street food stands like the one shown on September 16th, 2008 from restaurants like La Cuevita de los Urquizú. These stands or tents can be found near El Calvario Church, on the Manchén Park, in San Felipe village and in many villages around Antigua Guatemala.

Poll Aside: I plan to make some small modification to the layout of the web site soon. In case you haven’t noticed, when you visit La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo, you are presented with 15 days per screen. Now, I would like to know whether you prefer to see 15 days at once (like it is right now) or just one week per screen?

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