guatemalan food

Guatemalan Charbroiled Sausages

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"© Guatemalan Charbroiled Sausages by Rudy Giron

As I have shared with you before, Guatemalans love the grilled meats, especially charbroiled meats. Of course, sausages are a favourite when it comes to charcoal grilled meats. This picture is shows a sampling of morcilla [blood sausage], longaniza [white sausage] and chorizo [red sausage]. The most popular sausages eaten in Guatemala are longanizas and chorizos; they are an integral part of the shuco hot dogs and tortillas con sausages and chirmol. What’s your favourite Guatemalan charbroiled meat?

Guatemalan Food: Tostaditas

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Here’s your Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Tostaditas or mini tostadas It’s been a while since I publish a Guatemalan food dish. Let’s break the Guatemalan food hiatus with post about tostaditas or mini tostadas. I am many of you have seen or even tried Guatemalan tostadas, right? However, I am not sure if … Read more

Spices and Ingredients of the Guatemalan Cuisine

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Here is another take on the ingredients and spices of the traditional Guatemalan cuisine. I have shared with you guys pictures and posts about what is necessary to cook Guatemalan food. I have shown before the ingredients for fiambre as well as the main elements to cook Guatemalan chuchitos or corn tamales. Furthermore, I have … Read more

Guatemalan Food: Caldo de Pata

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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 Food: Dobladas or World Cup Finals Comfort Food

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Guatemalan dobladas, turnoevers, are basically a fried folded in half tortilla with chicken, pork or potatoes, served with steam sliced cabbage, guacamol [avocado sauce] and chirmol or tomato sauce. Dobladas are normally found in the options for refacción, but your can also have them for lunch or dinner or as appetisers for inaugurations or events. … Read more

Guatemalan Diner Food

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Here are your three Spanish words of the day: Comida, Comedor, Comensal. Comida can be food as well as cuisine. Comedor is simply a diner. In Spanish each comedor is a restaurant, but restaurants are usually not comedores. In other words, comedores are usually lower category than restaurants. Comensal is the diner or restaurant guest … Read more

Guatemalan Corpus Christi Food

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Guatemalan Corpus Christi Food by Mercedes Mejicanos

The Corpus Christi or body of Christ is celebrated the first Thursday of June, first on the cathedrals and then at the other churches of each town or community. Basically, the Corpus Christi feast, a Christian feast day, or solemnity which honors the Body (corpus) of Christ (Christi). The typical dish eaten for Corpus Christi … Read more

Yuca, cassava or manioc, Anyone, Anyone?

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Yuca, also known as cassava or manioc, is root widely consumed in Latin America and Guatemala is not the exception. You can yuca (you-kah) in caldos, in soups, in recados, fried, boiled, mashed, as yuca chips (similar to potato chips). Yuca is sold as snack with portion costing a mere Q2/$0.24 topped with tomato sauce … Read more

Guatemalan Cuisine: Caldo de Pata

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Today is theme day for the City Daily Photo community around the world; 840 daily city web sites thus far. For the first theme day of the year, there are 151 cities participating with their best photo of 2008. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants I don’t remember if subscribe to participate in … Read more

Guatemalan Cuisine: Pepián

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The easiest way to get authentic traditional Guatemalan cuisine is to get a daily menu special at your local diner. For instance, this meal known as Pepián, quite possibly Guatemala’s National Dish, was part of the daily menu special which included a fresco, drink made from blended natural fruits, sugar and water (more watery than … Read more

The Best Fiambre in the World

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I don’t know why the word salad brings all kinds of vegetables to mind. Fiambre is a salad, but it mostly has meats, all kinds: sausages, hams, chicken, sea food, meats pork and beef. It is Domino’s or Pizza Hut that has a meat lover’s pizza with a mere 5 meat. Move over meat lover’s pizza; fiambre has over 25 meats.