Tamales

Here’s a sampling of the different tamales available in Guatemala. Bon appetite!

Guatemalan Tamales for Christmas: colorado, negro & chuchito

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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

Guatemalan Cuisine: Chuchitos y atol de platano

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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