Foodie Fridays — Tortillas con chorizo y longaniza y queso Chancol
Tortillas con longaniza ahumada [smoked white sausage] and gorillas con chorizo ahumado [smoked red sausage] from Tecpán are among the most popular …
Television break after a making tortillas
In Guatemala tortillas are always available freshly made, three times a day or los tres tiempos as it is usually posted outside …
Yellow, Black and White Tortillas
Which color tortillas do you like best? In Guatemala the most popular colours for tortillas are yellow, black and white. If you …
Fresh Black Tortillas Anyone, Anyone?
Poco a poco black tortillas are becoming very popular in and around La Antigua Guatemala. Now, even diners such as Rincón Típico …
Guatemalan Food: Tortillas con longaniza
How can a simple dish such as tortillas con longanizas can be so delicious. As I have mentioned before, Guatemalan longanizas are …
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 …
Authentic Guatemalan Smiles and Tortillas, Three Times A Day
This portrait of a young Maya girl is another addition to the portraits of strangers series. We are so fortunate to have …
Freshly-cooked tortillas for breakfast, lunch and dinner
There’s nothing like on-the-spot-freshly-cooked tortillas to accompany your Guatemalan meals. If you grew up eating freshly-made tortillas, the aroma near a tortilleria …
Tortillas or Bread
Tortillas or Bread, why choose, take both!
Tortillas los tres tiempos
In Guatemala we are lucky to still have vendors who provides us with fresh goods every day. Perhaps, it is the fact …
The Tortillas Transactions
We are men of maize! It is impossible to think the Guatemalan, Mexican and Mesoamerican diet without maize. From the Popul Vuh …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Tortillas con Carne
Tortillas con carne could be the Guatemalan equivalent of the Mexican taco. Tortilla con carne is basically a piece of charbroiled steak …
Making Guatemalan Tortillas
Blame this photo on Eric, who just yesterday invoked the tortilla-making ladies. It is interesting how the aroma of freshly-made tortillas can …
Selling Tortillas on the Streets
The informal economy is the basis for making a living for most Guatemalans. That is why you have shoe-shining boys, orchids sellers, …
Making Tortillas in Guatemala
Yesterday I mentioned that the traditional baked-clay comales are disappearing in Guatemala in favor of the metal comal; heated through gas. All …