A Taste of Nicaragua

Thank you for visiting the blog. Here we will post meals I'm currently making or trying out. You might see some instructional videos or...

The wait is now over. "A Taste of Nicaragua" Cookbook is now available on Amazon! It's been a long process to re-design and update the...

We make this paté for different celebrations, first communions, small gatherings and birthdates. It’s easy to make and delicious.

Nacatamal or Nakatamal in Nahualt, Nakat, carne, tamalli, tamal. It originated from the Nahualt in the western part of the country, they...

Today I made fried rice, some people may say not Nicaraguan. Really? We have a huge Asian population in Nicaragua since way back then,...

It comes from a tree, when walking by you can smell the cinnamon, you cut the tree bark and cut it in little pieces. This tree is in my...

I just got back from visiting Nicaragua, it has been 15 years since my last visit. I stayed with my sister in a small town called...

Arroz con pollo o arroz aguado, this dish is a comfort food dish, my mom used to make it when it was cold, or just to warm up your day! A...

Gallo pinto is our favorite dish, it's just rice and beans mixed together and fried to perfection. The mixture of both rice and beans,...

If you like chorizo, you'll love this dish, it has the same seasonings of chorizo, but it's made with grown beef, potatoes, chayotes, and...

Vigoron is a dish made with yucca, cabbage salad and pork rind. The story of the name comes from a lady named Maria Luisa Cisneros, "La...

Carne desmenuzada is a traditional dish, it is usually served with rice, red beans, and maduro (boiled ripe plantain). I love black beans...

Salpicon, we eat this dish during the hot temperatures in Nicaragua, the dish is chopped cold boiled meat, you cut the meat in cubes,...

Leche agria is buttermilk, every morning most people have leche agria, gallo pinto, queso and tortilla for breakfast. It's refreshing and...

Today, chicken tacos. Our tacos are always accompanied by cabbage salad and crema, added pickled onions and habanero pepper for a little...