The Best Breakfast Burrito in the World is from Antigua Guatemala

This is the best breakfast burrito in the world; I can’t believe it is from Antigua Guatemala! —Ben, Denver, Colorado This was the exclamation I heard as I was enjoying my own breakfast burrito and I could only agreed. Randy’s, world famous for its crafted home-made sausages and hot dogs has a new hit on … Read more

Traditional Guatemalan Breakfast from Rincón Típico

Black bean soup or frijoles colados, eggs prepared your way, fresh cheese, tortillas and coffee or atol is one of the traditional Guatemalan breakfasts offered in the Rincón Típico and in many of the diners in Antigua Guatemala. ¡Buen provecho! So, I guess that at minimum you need black beans, prepared in any manner, to … Read more

Guatemalan Breakfast Anyone, Anyone?

Black beans, eggs, fried plantains slices, fresh cheese and cream are among the staple ingredients of the Guatemalan breakfast. You can also have longanizas [white sausages], chorizos [red sausages], salchichas [sausage links], beef steak or adobado steak along with your desayuno chapín. A breakfast as shown here will set you back Q40/$5. ¡Buen provecho! By … Read more

Typical Guatemalan Breakfast Sandwich: Pirujo con huevo y frijoles

© Typical Guatemalan Breakfast Sandwich: Pirujo con huevo y frijoles by Rudy Giron

Many places in the world have breakfast sandwiches. Guatemala is no exception. The typical Guatemalan breakfast sandwich usually has scrambled eggs and black beans, sometimes sausages or hot links inside a pirujo or francés piece of bread. Pirujos and shucos are the two native sandwiches from Guatemala.Pirujos are plain white dinner rolls that are the … Read more

Guatemalan Finquero Breakfast

The finquero word could be translated as the plantation or ranch owner. So a Finquero desayuno, breakfast, would be one that normally the owner of a plantation or large ranch would have in the mornings. As you can see the main difference between the typical Guatemalan breakfast and the finquero desayuno are basically the large … Read more