Guatemalan Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Guatemalan Dishes

Boquitas (Appetizers)

• Chiles Rellenos (Chiles stuffed with meat)
• Taquitos (Stuffed, rolled & fried tortillas)

Sopas (Soups & Stews)

• Cak-Ik (Turkey soup)
• Caldo de Pata (Cow's foot soup)
• Tapado (Seafood stew with plantains)

Ensaladas (Salads)

• Chojin (Pork rind & radish salad; see Picado de Rábano recipe)
• Iguashte (Vegetable salad in pumpkin seed sauce)
• Picado de Rábano (Radish salad)

Pollo (Poultry)

• Arroz con Pollo Chapina (Guatemalan chicken with rice)
• Jocon (Chicken in a tomatillo-cilantro sauce)
• Pollo en Pipian (Chicken in tomato-pumpkin seed sauce)

Carne (Meats)

• Carne Adobada (Beef simmered in tomato-tomatillo sauce)
• Chuchitos (Cornmeal dumplings with pork)
• Fiambre Tradicional (Traditional cold cuts)
• Hilachas (Guatemalan shredded beef in tomato-tomatillo sauce)
• Salpicón (Chopped beef with sour orange, cilantro & onions)

Pescados y Mariscos (Fish & Seafood)

• Ceviche (Citrus-marinated seafood)

Verdures y Frijoles (Vegetables & Beans)

• Frijoles Negros Volteados (Refried black beans)
• Plátanos Fritos (Fried ripe plantains)
• Verduras en Escabeche (Pickled vegetables)

Panes y Arroz (Breads & Grains)

• Arroz Guatemalteco (Guatemalan rice with vegetables)
• Chuchitos (Small, meat-stuffed tamales)
• Paches (Potato tamales with chicken)
• Tamales de Elote (Fresh corncakes)
• Tamales Negros (Black tamales)

Postres (Desserts)

• Bunuelos (Yuca fritters)
• Manjar (Cornstarch pudding)
• Plátanos al Horno (Baked sweet plantains)
• Plátanos en Mole (Plantains in chocolate-chipotle sauce)
• Rellenitos de Plátano (Mashed plantain filled with black beans)

Bebidas (Beverages)

• Cerveza (Beer)
• Horchata (Sweet rice beverage)