On November 1st we celebrate All Saints Day in Guatemala. Lots people fly kites, some fly giant kites. Others go watch the drunken races in Todosantos Cuchumatanes. The majority go spend time with the family at the cemetery. Fiambre is a Guatemalan delicacy prepared especially for All Saints Day and Day of the Dead, which … Read more
If you are a foodie, Antigua Guatemala is a gourmet heaven, with over 200 culinary options, from Indian curries to authentic Italian pizza and everything in between. You can find Chinese dumplings, Tex Mex burritos, along with Mayan pre-Columbian offerings such as patin. Just take a foodie tours through the more than 425 gastronomic options … Read more
Black bean soup or frijoles colados, eggs prepared your way, fresh cheese, tortillas and coffee or atol is one of the traditional Guatemalan breakfasts offered in the Rincón Típico and in many of the diners in Antigua Guatemala. ¡Buen provecho! So, I guess that at minimum you need black beans, prepared in any manner, to … Read more
We’re men of maize! No wonder in Guatemala we eat corn on the cob in so many ways. The two most popular are elotes asados or charbroiled corn on the cob and elotes cocidos or build corn on the cob. On top of that, we can eat them either way with only lime juice, salt … Read more
Just last week I was asking where I can get home-made pastrami or roast beef to prepare high quality sandwiches with artisan breads that one can find in Antigua Guatemala. Well, I came across the restaurant La Cocina de Atete on 7a calle poniente #16 where one can actually get a pastrami sandwich and other … Read more
Certainly you can find fresh fruit vendors just about anywhere in Antigua Guatemala. No excuses for not getting your two portions of delicious fruits while in La Antigua Guatemala, don’t you agree?
You can count the fingers of one hand the places where you can order dumplings in Antigua Guatemala. Ubi’s Sushi, Kabuki and now Juancho Ming are the three restaurants that come to mind right away. Of course, we don’t have the variety one can find in China Town in NYC or SF, but at least … Read more
Baleadas or baleaditas are a traditional food from Honduras. So, it was interesting to find a restaurant, The Food Company located on 6a avenida norte #34, offering baleaditas in Antigua Guatemala. A traditional baleada is a large flour tortilla with beans, cream and cheese. After this, you can add all kinds of ingredients. If you … Read more
Slowly but surely foreign style snacks are creeping into the Guatemalan diet. In fact, as I have mentioned before, there over a doze fast-food choices for lunch or meals available in Antigua Guatemala. The same can be said of snacks, the traditional Guatemalan snacks are losing ground, but I believe people still prefer atoles, tostadas, … Read more
The myth of why people from Antigua Guatemala are called panzas verdes, or green bellies, states that the reason is all the avocados they eat. Certainly, we eat a lot of avocados here since we have several kinds and a plentiful supply of aguacates. Even on this website we reinforced the myth almost a decade … Read more
Finding high quality sourdough or rye bread in Guatemala can be a total challenge. However, believe it or not, soon we will be able to find both kinds of artisan breads in Antigua Guatemala from two different vendors. The loaves shown here weighed about 1.5 pounds. Guess where will you be able to buy rye … Read more
Felix and Anita run the restaurant inside Caoba Farms where they offered high quality, fresh and organic breakfast and lunch dishes. They also have delicious sandwiches and bake high quality sourdough and rye bread, which are rare in Guatemala. Here I share with you their take for an English breakfast, which was delicious with the … Read more
How about a breakfast burrito from the hottest breakfast joint in Antigua Guatemala right now. Mama Jojo’s is run by Québécoise Joëlle Lavoie with a mignon [cute/lindo] accent in French, English and Spanish. That’s what I call consistency. This jolly girl’s happiness shows in her food offerings. Give her breakfast a try next time you’re … Read more
Finally we have some very good Cantonese food options in Antigua Guatemalan thanks to Juancho Ming. The menu is quite small, six or seven offerings, but they all are very good. My favourites so far are the Tong ming, a mein soup and chau fun, a fat rice noodle stir fried, and, of course, the … Read more
I should say Garifuna style coconut bread, really, since that’s what this bread is. We could argue, of course, that Garifuna people make Caribbean-style food such as rice and beans and tapado. Anyhow, the other day I came across a small sign that read “pan de coco” on 1a avenida norte and I just follow … Read more