Guatemalan Food: Chuchitos con chipilín
How many kinds of tamales are there in Guatemala? As explained in the entry, The Main Ingredients of the Guatemalan Chuchitos, these …
The Main Ingredients of the Guatemalan Chuchitos
Here are the two main ingredients for chuchitos, the Guatemalan corn tamales wrapped in maize husks. Here I caught Jennifer, grand daughter, …
Guatemalan Chuchitos, Tamalitos, Tamales and Paches Explained
Our loyal and long-time reader Jessica Flores explained the differences on Facebook. Here are my quick and dirty translations on the fly: …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Chuchitos y atol de platano
Continuing with our milpa crops, here we have the most widely eaten Guatemalan tamal(e), which goes by the name of chuchito (puppy …
Antigua Market Sights — Chipilín Vendor
Chipilín is this Guatemalan herb with a very unique flavor and aroma. In the Guatemalan cuisine, one finds in all kind dishes, …
Guatemalan tamales — Tayuyos
There are two kinds of tamalitos de frijol that I have encountered in Guatemala: Tayuyos and Chepitos. Today I bring you tayuyos …
Spices and Ingredients of the Guatemalan Cuisine
Here is another take on the ingredients and spices of the traditional Guatemalan cuisine. I have shared with you guys pictures and …
Maya Girl Picking Freshly Made Tortitllas
Last week we did a mini series on campesinos and the milpa fields located on the skirt of Volcán de Agua. Today …
Keeping the Banana Republic Alive
One of the benefits of having a Banana Republic (not the clothing store, but the real thing!) is the tremendous amount of …
Atol de elote for the refacción
Who wants atol de elote right about now? I make home and office deliveries! Refacción or the shorten refa is the Spanish …
Get close to appreciate more
When you get close enough, everything turns interesting, don’t think? Now imagine if we apply the same approach of macro photography to …
Guatemalan Tamalitos de Frijol
These are tamalitos de frijol, which basically are small tamales, thus tamalITOS, with black beans mixed in before cooking and wrapped with …
Shoe shine and Snack Time
I saw this man having chuchitos and atol de arroz con chocolate while having his shoes shone and I thought he was …
Corn Husk Dolls
Since We’re Men of Maize it’s no wonder that we also do many things with the by-products of maize. We use corn …
Restaurant & Food Overview
RWOrange put together a very comprehensive list of the restaurants and food I have covered in AntiguaDailyPhoto in Chowhound. Here’s the list …