Who wants atol de elote right about now? I make home and office deliveries! Refacción or the shorten refa is the Spanish word we use in Guatemala for snack time. By law, you must be given two 15-minute refacción periods, one in the morning and another one in the afternoon. Refacción, however, is much more … Read more
Last week I had the opportunity to take some photos of the cooking classes at El Frijo Feliz Cooking School Antigua Guatemala thanks to the invitation of my friend Luis Prieto, manager for the school. Honestly, what a wonderful experience to take back home along the coffee tours and cultural and photographic tours. As they … Read more
I have never understood why most exotic tropical fruits bear the name apple modified by an adjective in English. Guatemalan caimito for instance, is related to zapote fruits and I would say it is a cousin of Mamey, Chico Zapote and Zapote. In fact, the first time I shared a photo of caimitos here I … Read more
Today’s picture is an unusual perspective, perhaps even an original take on the chupetes which are normally photographed like this. Well, you know me, always looking for ways to bring you fresh imagery from Antigua Guatemala. By the way, do you know what chupete means? Well, the Guatemalan Spanish word “chupete” has several meanings from … Read more
As I have mentioned before, La Antigua Guatemala is quite possibly the most cosmopolitan city in Central America; especially regarding its international cuisine offerings. In Antigua Guatemala one can find Philly cheese steak sandwiches, shorma kebab pita sandwiches, curries, shish kebabs, Chinese food, sushi, Indian cuisine, Mexican food, et cetera. Thai food, unfortunately, is the … Read more
When was the last time you had cotton candy? If you’re visiting Guatemala now or live here, chances are you will encounter cotton candy vendors at parks and town fairs. One sure place to find these sweets at Parque de La Merced.
How about celebrating Thanksgiving with Guatemalan Pepián de Gallina Criolla? As I have mentioned before, Thanksgiving is not a tradition from La Antigua Guatemala or even from Guatemala or Central America for the matter since at the time the traditional “first Thanksgiving” was given at the site of the Plymouth Plantation, in 1621, La Antigua … Read more
Most Guatemalan comedores (diners) serve either typical Guatemalan food or simply diner’s food as shown here. Often, both kinds of food are available any given day. I show you this dish so you don’t get the wrong idea or impression and believe that Guatemalans only eat typical food such as pepián o tamales. In fact, … Read more
Here are your three Spanish words of the day: Comida, Comedor, Comensal. Comida can be food as well as cuisine. Comedor is simply a diner. In Spanish each comedor is a restaurant, but restaurants are usually not comedores. In other words, comedores are usually lower category than restaurants. Comensal is the diner or restaurant guest … Read more
This German-style finquero breakfast is another option to desayunar at Valhalla Macadamia farm. Of course, the first choice should be the macadamia nut flour pancakes which I shared with you last month. If you would like to learn more about the production of macadamia nuts in the Valhalla farm, located near Antigua Guatemala, let me … Read more
As I mentioned before, Granizada is the Guatemalan Spanish word for shaved ice snacks. Basically, you take shaved or crushed ice and add any combination of the following: syrups, fruits, condensed milk, cooked fruits and their syrups, tamarind, camote (sweet potatoes), nance (sweet yellow cherry), just to name a few of the possible ingredients for … Read more
The especially made sausages for fiambre can now be found in the supermarket, mercados and tiendas through October. If you don’t know what fiambre is, come back tomorrow or search the archives for an explanation.
In case you haven’t and you would like to try them, well, just head over to Antigua Guatemala’s Macadamia farm Valhalla. A plate with three macadamia pancakes macadamia butter and blueberry sauce goes for Q50. Soon I will tell you more about this wonderful ecological organic enterprise. Stay tuned!
I don’t know if these would be considered fusion food, but I have to tell you it was delicious. This chicken and spaghetti dish can be had at La Toscana. Just be aware, they we don’t have Wi-Fi, and encourage people to talk to each other, or simply focus on enjoying your meal. Mangiare bene!
There are several good restaurants in Antigua Guatemala where one can get very delicious freshly made Italian food. Some of them make their own pasta in house as H Bistro [the place formerly known as Hector’s restaurant]. La Toscana is another such restaurant where one can get home-made Italian food. Here you can see what … Read more