We continue our Market Day series with sampling of color and repetition found at junk food vendor inside the mercado of La Antigua Guatemala. Although we call them frituras, fried snacks, they are really junk food. Heck, now that I think about it, food is probably not the right term either as these are processed … Read more
Today we will begin our Spanish lesson with some very important Guatemalan Spanish words: Poporopos, Plataninas, Papalinas and Churros. Poporopos: This is the Guatemalan Spanish for pop corn. Most other Spanish-speaking countries use palomitas. I believe Guatemala is the only country that uses the word poporopos. Plataninas: Basically, plataninas are green platano/plantains chips. Plantains are … Read more