A Taste of Guatemala

One of the things I was most excited about before the trip was seeing what the food in Guatemala was going to be like.  The returning trip members said that in Guatemala City, they usually ate food that was pretty American friendly.  That would have been fine, but I was hoping to try some authentic Guatemalan food too.  Luckily, I got my wish! 

In Chiquimula, we had breakfast every morning at the hotel.  The buffet always included eggs, refried black beans, and fresh fruit.  Some days there would be pancakes or French toast.  This was Parker's favorite meal of the day.

We ate lunch and dinner every day at the Potter's House headquarters.  Josue and Annabella, the Potter's House team leaders in Chiquimula, hired a local caterer to come and prepare authentic Guatemalan meals for us all week. 

The food was amazing!  Lunch is the biggest meal of the day in Guatemala.  We always had meat, rice, vegetables and homemade tortillas for lunch.

Dinner was a lighter meal that usually consisted of a soup, sandwich/quesadilla/etc., and chips.

One night we had spaghetti.  This was the most American meal we had all week!

In addition to all the yummy food, every meal was served with a glass of freshly squeezed fruit juice.  We had watermelon juice, strawberry juice, and cantaloupe juice, just to name a few.  Every single meal that week had a different type of juice.  It was fun to taste the new juice and guess what type of fruit it was!  Some were easier to figure out than others- the cantaloupe juice was quite tricky!

Overall, the food in Guatemala was amazing!  (Parker would probably not agree with me- he ended up eating peanut butter crackers that I had brought in my backpack for several meals.)  But as much as I enjoyed trying new things, I sure was ready to get back to Texas and have a cheeseburger and a piece of pizza!