Dónde come uno, comen tres. Where one eats, three can eat. Guatemalan buñuelos, one of the comfort foods for December, are kind like round French toast and they are served with a lot hot syrup made from water, sugar, star anise, cinnamon sticks, and all-spice. ¡Buen provecho! By the way, how would you translate “buen … Read more
Garnachas quetzaltecas are quite the food attraction at the town fair of Ciudad Vieja. Interesting enough, hardly ever you find at the fairs in and around Antigua Guatemala. On the other hand, I could not find buñuelos, molletes or torrejas in the entire fair campground. I didn’t see mole either. Garnachas are a typical street … Read more
Believe it or not, there seems to be always a feria, town fair, in and around Antigua Guatemala. Of course, besides the mechanical games, fair food is omnipresent and I believe one of the biggest draws to go to the town fair. Since July are the festivies of Santiago Apóstol, the patron saint of Antigua … Read more
As explained before, poporopos is the Guatemalan Spanish word for popcorn. Most other Spanish-speaking countries use palomitas. I believe Guatemala is the only country that uses the word poporopos. Poporopos are also one the staple foods at town fairs.
The food served at fair stands is becoming more colorful. Not too long ago I showed you black pupusas at Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which are very unusual. If you never seen a photo of the Guatemalan torrejas, follow the white rabbit to Torrejas, Torrejas, Anyone? to get an idea of how torrejas … Read more
Simple Guatemalan fair food. Take some pirujo bread, add lettuce, mayonaise, tomato sauce, chile sauce and shredded chicken meat you have panes con pollo; a staple of the Lent season. Do you want to know what to expect in terms of food and things to do for the season? Take a tour through the Guatemalan … Read more
Pupusas are better known in Guatemala as tortilla con chicharrón or tortilla con queso, et cetera. I called them Mayan pizzas. Pupusas is a name inherited from El Salvador to a dish which can be found in the Southeast Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and quite possibly all the countries in Central America under various … Read more
Guatemalan buñuelos are kind like round French toast and they are served with a lot hot syrup made from water, sugar, anís (anise), cinnamon sticks, all-spice just to name the main ingredients.
Buñuelos are one of the most popular Guatemalan comfort foods for December. If you follow the white rabbit, you can browse some of the other comfort foods found at town fairs in December; of course, some of these comfort foods are found all year round.
Well, chiles rellenos are not just a Christmas seasonal food since they are available everyday, 24×7 in Guatemala. Last year I described Guatemalan chiles rellenos like this: