Guatemala
Food
Guatemalan cuisine is similar to other Latin American countries with an emphasis on rice, beans, and tortillas. Chicken and meat are common, and often served with a sauce or in a stew. The coffee, as you might expect in a coffee-growing country, is excellent.
Some of the traditional dishes most often requested by Guatemalans are the Quetzaltenango tamales, kakik (spiced turkey soup), jocon (chicken in green tomato sauce), guacamole (avocado puree), subanik (beef, pork and chicken vapor-cooked in a highly spiced sauce), and traditional Antigua candy.
One of the pleasures of eating in Guatemala is how fresh the food is. Unlike the fruits and vegetables many people eat in the US, much of our food in Guatemala is grown very close to where it is served— you’ll be able to tell the difference in one bite. The Hotel Bambu, one of our favorite hotels and restaurants in Santiago Atitlan, for example, grows most of the fruits and vegetables in it's own garden.
