Guatemalan Candies: Turrón
Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish Word of the Day: turrón or meringue is the Guatemalan word for well-beaten egg whites and sugar. In …
Home-made Guatemalan Black Pupusas with Loroco
As I have shared before, pupusas are better known in Guatemala as tortilla con chicharrón or tortilla con queso, et cetera. I …
Indian Food in Antigua Guatemala
Indian food is the latest trend in Antigua Guatemala. There are at least five or maybe six restaurants of Indian food in …
Guatemalan Fruit: Cashew Apple Tree
I believe most people are familiar with cashew nuts, however, I am almost sure many people do not have the slightest idea …
Guatemalan Food: Charbroiled Chicken
As I have mentioned before, Guatemalans love to charbroil a lot. From chupparrascos to parrilladas, there are all kinds of words and …
Guatemalan Fruit: Granadillas
Once again granadillas are in season in Guatemala. As I have mentioned before, granadillas (Passiflora ligularis) are often confused with Maracuya (Passiflora …
Ambulant Watermelon Vendor from Antigua Guatemala
Slowly, many ambulant vendors are upgrading to delivering their wares on vehicles, from motor bicycle trucks to small pick up trucks as …
Guatemalan Food: Jocón
Jocón is basically a Guatemalan tomatillo-cilantro sauce; although we use the word miltomate instead. We also have another word for cilantro in …
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, …
Panes con pollo at vigils in Antigua Guatemala
As I have mentioned before, panes con pollo or chicken sandwiches are the staple food of velaciones, vigils, along with batido, a …
The Licuados or Smoothies Culture of Antigua Guatemala
Let’s go grab a licuado! Sweet. Refreshing. Natural. Licuados are one of those treats that truly define a Guatemalan experience. The blended …
The Platanina Maker of Antigua Guatemala
Plataninas are green plantains chips. Plantains are like bananas, but much bigger and with a unique flavor. Guatemalans eat plantains or platanos …
Guatemalan Cuisine: Pollo en Amarillo
What we call in Guatemala, recardos, stews based on sauces, are really just Mayan curries, although some people do not like the …
Guatemalan Bread: Molletes, Obispos and Gusanitos
I don’t know who started the rumor that there’s a poor selection and quality of Guatemalan bread. I guess that if you …
Guatemalan Longaniza Lunch for $1.25
You’ve got to love Guatemala, this longaniza lunch with guacamol, chirmol, rice and freshly-made tortillas will set you back Q10/$1.25. Here are …