Guatemalan Sausages: Chorizos and Longanizas
Guatemalan white sausages are called longanizas and the red sausages chorizos. If you have tried them both, which is your favorite?
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Raw Guatemalan Longanizas and Chorizos at the Mercado Central
Here’s your Spanish word of the day: Marranería or pork shop A trip inside el mercado central of Antigua Guatemala can be one of the most colourful and overwhelming experiences. Inside you will finds thousands of colours, textures, aromas, flavours, from fruits, vegetables and meats. Here’s a sample image of raw longanizas and chorizos hanging … Read more
Guatemalan Food: Tortillas con longaniza
How can a simple dish such as tortillas con longanizas can be so delicious. As I have mentioned before, Guatemalan longanizas are basically pork white sausages with onion, garlic and yerba buena [mint] in the mixture. Chirmol, the most popular Guatemalan salsa, is basically charbroiled or pouched tomates without the skin and then mashed and … Read more
Marraneria La Divina Providencia, Antigua Guatemala
I came across the pork shop, marraneria, La Divina Providencia, at the market the other day. This pork shop is one of the business that used to be located on 6a avenida norte, right across from the Compañía de Jesús building, but as many business and residences in Antigua Guatemala, it had to move because … Read more
Guatemalan Longaniza Lunch for $1.25
You’ve got to love Guatemala, this longaniza lunch with guacamol, chirmol, rice and freshly-made tortillas will set you back Q10/$1.25. Here are the questions for you. You can find the answers in the huge archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto in case you don’t know the responses by heart. Do you guys know the difference between Guatemalan chorizo … Read more
Guatemalan Longanizas FTW!
I can easily explain longanizas as the Guatemalan white sausages which have chopped onions and yerba buena, mint, along the ground meat. Sometimes they add a tiny bit of chopped chiltepe or jalapeño peppers. Now, they normally served longanizas on top tortillas with guacamol, chojín and chirmol. How many orders would you like this time; … Read more
Guatemalan Sausages for Fiambre
The especially made sausages for fiambre can now be found in the supermarket and mercados. Do you know what is fiambre? If not, read on. Fiambre is an extremely rare and unique dish which includes over 40 ingredients; basically it’s a salad made from cold cuts, all kinds of meats, fish, vegetables and pickled vegetables. … Read more
Guatemalan Cuisine: Carne Adobada, Longanizas, Viuda
We continue with tortillas con carne adobada and longanizas. I can easily explain longanizas as Guatemalan white sausage which has chopped onions and yerba buena, mint, along the ground meat. However, carne adobada is a little more difficult since I don’t know what’s in the adobo mixture, except for achiote (annatto). Can anybody help explaining … Read more
Guatemalan Cuisine: Longanizas
I will let you guys do the caption for this photo by digging through the archives of AntiguaDailyPhoto. Here are the hints: Churrasco and Convivio. Guatemalan Film Trailers Aside: Once again, we continue showing trailers of Guatemalan films and short films. This is the trailer for Puro mula, the first film by Best Picture System. … Read more
La Colina: Little Getaway from LAG
To be honest, I’m not a huge meat eater. Yet, I’m not a vegetarian either. I will splurge every once in a while on a “meat feast” and one of my favorite places to go is a little known restaurant perched on the side of the road on the way to Lake Atitlán. La Colina … Read more
Guatemalan Cuisine: Platillo Típico
Platillo típico (typical dish) is the name given to any meal that normally has at least two of the following: chirmol (Guatemalan tomato-based sauce), platanos fritos (fried plantains), frijoles negros (black beans blob), queso o crema (Guatemalan fresh cheese or cream) and guacamol (avocado sauce). With the elements you can turn a regular breakfast into … Read more
Guatemalan Cuisine: Revolcado, Pepian, Hilachas, Subanik, Longanizas
Okay, let’s meet for lunch today, the meals are on me. But, the menu options are limited: Guatemalan Revolcado, Pepian, Hilachas, Subanik and Longanizas. For some reason, Guatemalans enjoy going out on the weekend and dining on the streets. That’s right, many people set up tent and a few pots with traditional Guatemalan dishes. You … Read more