Pork stew, refried beans and radish salad with a cornmeal tamal from cafeteria-style eatery, La Cuevita de los Urquizú in Antigua, Guatemala.

Guatemalan frijoles volteados – refried black beans, served with farmer’s cheese, fresh sour cream and hot homemade tortillas. Sometimes, the most memorable meals are the simplest ones. Especially when there’s a combination as delicious as spicy refried beans and white … →

Subanik is a pepper and tomato-based ceremonial dish originating from the Kaqchiquel Maya. The dish is normally reserved for special occasions like weddings. The chicken stew is prepared with multiple varieties of pepper, both fresh and dried, resulting in deep … →

This traditional Guatemalan chicken stew is prepared with tomatoes, peppers, pumpkin seeds and local spices then cooked for hours. Marina from Delicios Mar Y Tierra de M&M shut her restaurant down for the day to prepare this incredible historic dish.

One chicken sausage and one pork sausage, served with hot corn tortillas, soupy black beans, rice and vinegary cabbage slaw. The sausage was clearly homemade – spicy, salty and gristly, but tasted amazing folded into that soft tortilla and stuffed … →