Buying chiles rellenos
Sometimes it pays to be present at the right moment with the camera ready to capture a fleeting instance. Such was the …
Traditional Guatemalan Christmas Food: Chiles Rellenos
Well, chiles rellenos are not just a Christmas seasonal food since they are available everyday, 24×7 in Guatemala. Last year I described Guatemalan chiles rellenos like this:
Guatemalan Cuisine: Chiles rellenos
In Mesoamerica, many dishes have the same name but are not the same dishes. Chiles rellenos from Guatemala are different than the …
Guatemalan Food — Caldo de Mariscos
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Mariscos for seafood. Can someone explain to me how could I have missed caldo …
Black Tortillas Tuesdays and Saturdays
I have found a tortillería that offers black tortillas twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Of course, you can find black …
Learning to cook Guatemalan food in Antigua Guatemala
Learning to cook the different dishes in the Guatemalan gastronomy can be a challenging exercise, especially so in you don’t have a …
Guatemalan Pan con Chile Relleno
Guatemalan chiles rellenos used to be stuffed chillis, normally guaque chilli, bell pepers, jalapeño, depends mostly on what is on season and …
Typical Guatemalan Breakfast Booth
Everywhere in Guatemala you can find breakfast stalls similar to one shown above where the working class and anybody’s hungry can stop …
“Los Abuelitos” Guatemalan Tamales Shop
Question: If La casa de Los Abuelitos has already a red lantern signaling that they sell tamales, then why on earth would …
Guatemalan Bread Sampler Revisited
The last time I showed you a sampler of Guatemalan bread was on May 1, 2007. Wow, times flies! Today’s photo was …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Tacos
Tacos is yet another word shared by the Guatemalan and Mexican gastronomy. If you’re accustomed to Mexican dishes, you have to be …
Guatemalan Cuisine: La Enchilada
If tostadas had a kingdom, La Enchilada would be the queen of the tostadas. Good, you say, I’m glad to know, but …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Revolcado de Panza
Traditional Guatemalan cuisine refuses to be phased out in favor of international fast food like hamburgers, pizza, hot dogs and chinese food. Even though foreign fast food is convenient, it lacks the complexity in flavors that Guatemalan dishes have. Even a simple dish like Revolcado de Panza, a sort of tomato-based curry with spices and cow’s underbelly brings forth an avalanche of flavors, textures and feelings to the taste buds.
Traditional Guatemalan dishes take a long time to be prepared, sometimes even weeks like the Fiambre (a cold-cuts salad), so they can not compete with fast food junk food in the time of preparation. But who says they have to be prepared the moment you show up to order it? That is fine for sandwiches, but Guatemalan traditional meals are sold by having a ready-made buffet where one can go and just order portions.
Guatemalan Cuisine: Rellenitos
Rellenitos (little fillings) is the name given to a food made from plantain dough which molded into a semi-round shaped and filled (thus the name) with a black beans sauce or stuffed with manjar (custard). It is a sweet meal and normally eaten as junk food or as dessert. It is one of my favorite Guatemalan desserts and I am sure I am not the only one with a soft spot for this kind of meal. Check out this close-up shot of rellenitos to see the black bean sauce filling.