"La comida Nica," as Nicaraguans call their cuisine, is a Latin creole mix of indigenous and Spanish dishes and ingredients. Corn, beans, plantains, yuca and pork are popular ingredients. Seafood is common along the Caribbean coast. Nicaraguans make extensive use of a wide variety of tropical fruits. Typical dishes include nacatamales , vigorón , indio viejo and gallo pinto .
Typical Nicaraguan Dishes
Nicaraguan Recipes
Try these recipes from Nicaragua.
(Latin sweet rice beverage)
(Central American cake of three milks)
(Honduran, Nicaraguan meat and vegetable-filled tamales)
(Central American fresh corncakes)
(Central American grilled steak)
(Costa Rican, Nicaraguan red beans and rice)
(Latin fried ripe plantains)
(Nicaraguan beef, plantains and yuca steamed in banana leaves)
(Central American shredded beef salad)
(Central American chicken simmered with onions)
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)
(Nicaraguan yuca, pork rind and cabbage salad)
(Latin American cassava fries)
(Central American pineapple vinegar)
(Nicaraguan, Costa Rican cocoa-cornmeal drink)
(Nicaragua cabbage and tomato salad; see Curtido recipe variations)
