As part of the celebrations of La Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, or The Very Noble and Very Loyal City of Saint James of the Knights of Guatemala today we had a half marathon and food festival in La Antigua Guatemala. July 25 is La Antigua Guatemala … Read more
I don’t know who started the rumor that there’s a poor selection and quality of Guatemalan bread. I guess that if you really look, you can find an amazing variety of bread and high quality as well. In Antigua Guatemala we are so lucky to have a quite a few good panaderías [bakeries] such as … Read more
As explained before during the Lent Food series, Lent has some food that is associated with it and sold at the food stalls out side where velación, vigil, is held. As Lent progresses towards the Holy Week which begins tomorrow on Domingo de Ramos, Palm Sunday, there are more and more vigils per week. Just … Read more
Corbatas are fried flour-based crunchy dessert soaked in syrup or honey. Corbatas take their name from the shape they are cooked into. I believe corbatas are known as molletes in Mexico, which are not at all like the Guatemalan molletes. When was the last time you had corbatas?