Try the Colorful Guatemalan Fiambre Delicacy
In a “normal year,” today we would be commemorating Día de Todos Santos, All Saints Day, and Día de los Fieles Difuntos, …
Fiambre: The Once a year Guatemalan Delicacy
It’s time again for the Guatemala’s most baroque salad, a mixture of over 50 ingredients, prepared for only Day of the Dead. …
Shooting the Guatemalan Fiambre Preparation for Day of the Dead
As I mentioned in another post, as part of the Day of the Dead photography workshop on November 1st, we shot two …
Guatemala is preparing for fiambre day
What’s fiambre I hear you asking, right? Well, simply put fiambre is a salad. Go down to the bottom of this post …
Guatemalan fiambre for Day of the Dead
On November 1st we celebrate All Saints Day in Guatemala. Lots people fly kites, some fly giant kites. Others go watch the …
Who Wants to Try The Colorful Guatemalan Fiambre Salad?
Who wants to order an order of fiambre? We do deliveries the world over, 30 minutes or it’s free. Honestly, I don’t …
Fiambre Cold Cut Ingredients
This is what supermarkets look like around fiambre time. Some of these cold cuts are only available during fiambre season, which is …
Visual Recipe for Guatemalan Fiambre for All Saints Day
All Saints Day is celebrated in Guatemala on November 1. Some people go fly kites, some of them fly giant kites. Others …
Do you know what is Guatemalan fiambre?
If not, read on. Fiambre is an extremely rare and unique dish which includes over 40 ingredients; basically it’s a salad made …
Guatemalan Sausages for Fiambre
The especially made sausages for fiambre can now be found in the supermarket, mercados and tiendas through October. If you don’t know …
Cemetery, Kites and Fiambre Day in Guatemala
November 1 is one of the most important dates in Guatemala. On November 1 Guatemalans go to the cemeteries to remember and …
Colorful Guatemalan Fiambre
Guatemalan Fiambre is a rare and unique dish which includes close to 50 ingredients. Fiambre is primarily a salad, served chilled, made …
Guatemalan Sausages for Fiambre
The especially made sausages for fiambre can now be found in the supermarket and mercados. Do you know what is fiambre? If …
Guatemala’s Fiambre
There’s no way to go by Día de Todos Los Santos (All Saints’ Day) and Día de los Fieles Difuntos (All Souls’ …
Colorful Fiambre Chapín
Guatemala is such a colorful country; everything from flora to textiles, from architecture to food is saturated with the richest rainbow. If …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Fiambre
How can we go by Día de todos los santos (All Saints’ Day) and Día de los fieles difuntos (All Souls’ Day) …
The Best Fiambre in the World
I don’t know why the word salad brings all kinds of vegetables to mind. Fiambre is a salad, but it mostly has meats, all kinds: sausages, hams, chicken, sea food, meats pork and beef. It is Domino’s or Pizza Hut that has a meat lover’s pizza with a mere 5 meat. Move over meat lover’s pizza; fiambre has over 25 meats.
Guatemalan Cuisine: Fiambre Slideshow
In November 1st and 2nd Guatemala, like many other catholic countries, celebrates the Day of the Dead (Día de los Difuntos) and the All Saints Day (Día de los Santos). The cemeteries, from the most exclusive to the most modest and humble, become overwhelmed with people bringing flowers, crosses, food and even music (sometimes Mariachi music) to their dead relatives.
Day of the Dead Photography Workshop
As part of the Day of the Dead photography workshop on November 1st, we shot two Mayan graveyards one Spanish cemetery; giant …
Mayan Family Gathering for Day of the Dead
All Saints Day and Day of the Dead are the perfect occasion for large family gatherings in Guatemala. Families bring fiambre and …
Join us for a fun and amazing “Día de Muertos” in Guatemala
Even though Day of the Dead is actually observed on November 2nd, and All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1st, we …
Be part of the most photogenic Day of the Dead event in Guatemala
The festival of Barriletes Gigantes of Guatemala takes place in at least three villages of Sacatepequez: Santiago Sacatepequez, the original and most …
Be part of the exceptional Day of the Dead Photography Workshop and Photo Walks in Guatemala
This November 1st, I will be leading a fabulous and unique photography workshop and photo walks to document the giant kites plus …
Traditional Guatemalan Candies for the End of the Year
How many of these Guatemalan candies can you name? How many have you tried? Dulces de cabecera, or headboard candies or sweets, …
Pacaya Season in Antigua Guatemala
What came first, pacayas or pacaya volcano? Right now, pacayas are in season and found in the mercados through of Guatemala. In …
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 …
Cemetery Cleaning Crew
For the past month the Antigua Municipality has had cemetery cleaning crews going around the graveyards of the villages of Antigua. Here …
Guatemalan Food: Salpicón
Salpicón is a meat salad; that is right I said meat salad. It is made of minced beef, onion, tomato, mint, chile, …
Who knows what the dead want?
Well, it looks like the Guatemalan fiambre is taking off as it’s being covered by publications abroad such as Saveur Magazine. Here’s …
When it rains it pours in Antigua Guatemala
The Autumnal Equinox is upon us and to commemorate it our mother Earth sent a heavy down pour to La Antigua Guatemala. …