Foodie Alert: Salvadoran-style Caldo de Pata

Foodie Alert: Salvadoran Caldo de Pata by Rudy Giron

Salvadoran gastronomy is very similar to Guatemalan gastronomy, yet they put a twist on dishes found on both countries. Caldo de Pata is one good example of this difference. Caldo de Pata is found as a normal beef stock and as a red soup with cow’s feet and entrails. Salvadoran takes the red soup version … Read more

Guatemalan Food: Caldo de Pata

The caldo de patas stew or stock is made with muscles and bones from the lower legs of either pork or cow, as well as belly, head and other such entrails along with potatos, carrots, güisquil (chayote), elote (maize/corn) and ayote or chilacayote (squash and/or sweet squash). The caldo de patas can be blanco or … Read more

Guatemalan Cuisine: Caldo de Pata

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