Fiambre
Fiambre is a traditional Guatemalan dish that is prepared and eaten yearly to celebrate the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) and the All Saints Day (Día de Todos los Santos). It is a salad, served chilled, and may be made up from over 50 ingredients.
Fiambre started out from the tradition in Guatemala of taking dead family members their favorite dishes to the cemeteries for the Day of the Dead. As all different families brought food to the celebrations, they became mixed, eventually mixing them together. Ingredients usually include numerous sausages and cold cuts,pickled corn and onion, beets, pacaya flower, different cheeses, olives,chicken, and sometimes even shrimp.
Fiambre started out from the tradition in Guatemala of taking dead family members their favorite dishes to the cemeteries for the Day of the Dead. As all different families brought food to the celebrations, they became mixed, eventually mixing them together. Ingredients usually include numerous sausages and cold cuts,pickled corn and onion, beets, pacaya flower, different cheeses, olives,chicken, and sometimes even shrimp.
Typical Mexican Tamale
Guatemalan Tamales
There is 6 different types of Guatemalan Tamales. All which are made differently, and taste delicious. Guatemalan tamales are very different from other tamales, in comparison to Mexican tamales, they are bigger and moist.