A few Guatemalans living abroad asked for photos of tamales colorado (red) and negro (black) made especially for Christmas Eve and Christmas through New Years, so that is the reason for today’s photo. You would never see a plate like this one with three different kind of tamales served at once since it is against … Read more
With the season’s celebrations comes the ever-present traditional fair food. Here we have a shot of Guatemalan mole and buñuelos in the foreground and Pirujos, the name for Guatemalan sandwiches, in the background. Guatemalan mole is very similar to mole poblano, which is a chocolate and chili based sauce (over simplification of the ingredients). One … Read more
Here is the photo of the Chef salad I promised I would take for you on the entry of Pick your color #3, in which I showed you an overall view of Café Concepción. This is what I wrote about the salad: I normally have a chef salad which is made from 5 o 6 … Read more
This sandwich is called Pirujo and it takes its name from the bread’s name. Pirujos and shucos are the two native sandwiches from Guatemala. Please follow the shuco link to see some of the largest sandwiches around. This pirujo sandwich comes with guacamol(e), lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and beef or chicken, your choice, along with … Read more
Continuing with our milpa crops, here we have the most widely eaten Guatemalan tamal(e), which goes by the name of chuchito (puppy or little dog). Back on my first Guatemalan cuisine series, I brought to you another type of tamal named pache. Then, I said that tamales are probably the oldest food from the American … Read more
Hilachas is the name of the dish based on shredded meat with recado (tomato-based sauce), and cut up potatoes. If you compare yesterday’s lunch, you can see that only the main dish changed (and the drink, because I requested coffee). Once again, you can see the meal is based on at least three crops from … Read more
Frijoles colorados or red beans is the second best dish after black beans, of course, in the Guatemalan kitchen. Here you have frijoles colorados with pork ribs, rice, tortillas, fresh-fruit drink. This is a typical lunch for many Guatemalans with the variation on the main dish which in this case is red beans. Here is … Read more
First of all, my apologies to all those masochist Guatemalans who are abroad and visit this humble blog to get their daily doze of nostalgic pain. Sorry guys and gals! Now unto the photo. This is Pollo Campero fast food version of the Chapin Breakfast or desayuno chapín (Chapin is the self-imposed nickname for Guatemalans). … Read more
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.
Dulcería is the Spanish word for candy store and La Dulcería de Doña María Gordillo is probably the most famous candy store in Guatemala. The now-famous candy store has been reviewed and profiled in numerous magazines and newspapers. The land and house where is located the world-famous candy store has a history that begins in … Read more
Agua Pura Salvavidas is Guatemala’s first and largest bottled water company (Purified water Lifesaver in English). Matt Bokor describes it like this: With no taste, no color, no smell, water is so boring that it’s sometimes called the neglected nutrient. To read the whole article Yes, you can drink the water, just follow the link … Read more
Guatemalan traditional candies and sweets are still made with fruits and seeds (they are so behind!). At front we have sweets made with white meat of the coconut, the colored one have a fruit juice added to the mix, and sugar, lots of it. In the background you have sweets made with seeds, mainly squash, … Read more
First of all the answer for yesterday question is candies. These are artisan candies and Antigua is one of the best places in Guatemala to buy them. Please, watch out your sugar intake, these candies are very sweet and delicious. Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / artisan candies / colors / Guatemalan … Read more
I am sorry guys, I know it gets boring, but I have to bring another photo with rich colors. These are wrappers made with tusa (dried cornhusk leaves) and then colored. Tusa is used most commonly for wrapping tamales, but you can see it can wrap other things. Can you guess what is inside? Tags: … Read more
I want to end the food series with something light. Salpicón is a type meat salad; that is right I said meat salad. It is made of minced beef, onion, tomato, mint, chile, salt and lemon or sour orange. Also, I want to apologize for using the word cuisine lightly. Most of the meals you … Read more