This is the third presentation of revolcado, a delicious and exotic stew from Guatemala. I still think the best presentation goes out to the Revolcado from La Fonda de la Calle Real, shared with you in April 2009. The best flavour of revolcado goes out to Los 7 Caldos, which I shared with you in … Read more
Here’s your illustrated Maya word of the day: Ik or hot, spicy, or picante in Spanish. You find the word Ik at the end of many Guatemalan meals such as Kak’ik and Subanik. As I have mentioned before, Guatemalan cuisine is so rich with stews, or recados and caldos as we call them here. If … Read more
Here’s your Mayan word of the day: Ik or hot, spicy, or picante in Spanish. You find the word Ik at the end of many Guatemalan meals such as Kak’ik and Subanik. As I have mentioned before, Guatemalan gastronomy is so rich with stews. If the stews are watery we call them caldos and if … Read more
What we call in Guatemala, recardos, stews based on sauces, are really just Mayan curries, although some people do not like the comparison, that’s what recados are. Here are some of the Mayan curries you can find in Guatemala: pepián, subanik, pulique, hilachas, jocón, kak’ik, amarillo, gallo en chicha, tiras de panza, pollo en crema, … Read more