I have found a tortillería that offers black tortillas twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Of course, you can find black and yellow tortillas on market days, Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at el mercado. In case you didn’t know, in Guatemala we have food days, meaning specific food on specific days. For instance, paches, … Read more
It is interesting how the aroma of freshly-made tortillas can be so haunting. This is especially true to Guatemalans who are not used having tortillas not made the same day or even within the same hour. Well, the aroma of tortillas just coming out of the comal can be equal to the aroma of bread … Read more
In Guatemala we are lucky to still have vendors who provides us with fresh goods every day. Perhaps, it is the fact that the vast majority of Guatemalans don’t have a refrigerator that make us have fresh goods like fruits, vegetables, meats, et cetera every day of the year. Tortillas are not the exception. In … Read more