Traditional Honduran Food by Josue Sanchez

ALCITRONES - Naydine

2023-05-15 19:00:10 UTC

Alcitrones are a tasty Honduran sweet made mainly in Siguatepeque and Comayagua, it has a peculiar flavor thanks to the fact that it is sprinkled with sugar.

What are the ingredients?
Chilacayote
Sugar
Water

How to prepare?
Boil the chicalayote for 30 minutes or until soft.
Cook the sugar until it caramelizes.
Add the chicalayote, letting it cook until the syrup is thick.
Turn off the heat and let rest for 48 hours.
Return to the heat, remove the alcitrones and sprinkle sugar over them.

Baleadas - Adriana

2023-05-15 19:00:28 UTC

There are many types of baleadas but today we will learn how to make one.
Ingredients:
-flour tortilla (as many as you want)
-1 or 2 sausage
-beans
-1 avocato (already cut)
-fresh honduran cheese
-cream butter
-(you can put other stuff too, like plantain or spicy sauce)

steps:
-first you need to heat the beans and sausage
-then heat the tortillas
-later put the tortillas in a plate and start putting the ingredients.
-at last roll the tortilla as a taco and eat it!

Arroz con leche - Sofía

2023-05-15 19:00:44 UTC

What does arroz con leche consists of?
It consists on boiled rice, cinnamon and you can add raisins.
Ingredients:
- Rice
- Sugar
- Salt (optional)
- Milk
- Condensed Milk
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Ground Cinnamon
Procedure:
1. Cook rice by adding water, a little bit of salt and the ground cinnamon.
2. When rice is almost ready add sugar, milk and the condensed milk until it incorporates all the ingredients.
3. Sprinkle the ground cinnamon.
4. You can serve it warm or cold.

Casamiento - Kathleen

2023-05-15 19:00:47 UTC

Cafe hondureño / Honduran coffee - Suyey

2023-05-15 19:03:04 UTC

Since 19th. century, Honduras has been one of the biggest producer of highest quality in coffee. The ecosystem of Honduras brings the perfect conditions to be cultivated and is the main agricultural export product. The Hondurian coffee is recognized for its unbeatable quality, characterized by a creamy and velvety body, aromas reminiscent of sweet fruits and caramel, and an intense flavor that makes memories of certain chocolate notes in perfect harmony with berries.

Chicken Soup - Ana

2023-05-15 19:04:42 UTC

Ingredients:
2 pounds of chicken , some chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, sprig of celery chopped in little pieces, diced tomatoes big and small ones, sweet chili (green pepper) in pieces if you want, whole potatoes and carrots, some teaspoon of chicken broth or natural ones, one tablespoon oregano one teaspoon basil, a little bit of spinach add to taste (optional) and salt and pepper to taste.

Procedure:
First heat some water once it's hot add the chicken broth with the already chopped or sliced vegetables like onion, carrots, and the rest of the vegetables it is optional if you want to add pasta o white rice, once the vegetables and components are on the pot add the seasons, chicken broth and the chicken let it for around 50 minutes and serve it quickly with tortillas or other complements, I'm sure you'll love it.

Chicken soup it's super delicious yo can use it as food to eat it on lunch or dinner but also you can make or eat chicken soup when you are sick as a medicine because it contains a lot of nutrient and vitamins so it is natural and obviously you need to eat it hot as complements you can add some tortillas chips or some white rice, even you can add pasta if you really hungry, i love chicken soup especially when there is a cold weather or when I am sick.

Catrachas - Andrea

2023-05-15 19:06:58 UTC

Catrachas or catrachitas is an typicalfood in Honduras that is very easy to prepare and ideal to share in moments of fun with family and friends.It is made with corn tortillas,a little fried beans and grated cheese on top,however there are those who prefer to add a litte chimol,butter,cream or guacamole.

Pupusas - Allison

2023-05-15 19:07:40 UTC

Ingredients 1 ½ lb of pork rinds
4 cups of warm water
4 cups corn flour
1 ½ tablespoons salt
100 gr of grated quesillo
Chismol
Tomato sauce
1 chili
1 onion
1 cube
Oil

Montucas - Esther

2023-05-15 19:07:50 UTC

Montucas
The montucas are a really delicious plate, is made of corn, and its filled with a pork, chicken or beef stuffing. This plate comes from the south of Honduras, it is similar to the nacatamal. The diference is that montucas are made with corn, but they have almost the same procedure as the nacatamales.
-Esther

Sopa de caracol- Snail soup - Danna

2023-05-15 19:08:50 UTC

This is a very tasty plate that is composed by:
- White onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 green chili
- Cassava
- Riped bananas
- Margarine
- Shrimp broth
- Fine coriander
- Cilantro
- Coconut milk
- Fish broth
- Green bananas in pieces
- Clean snail

Sugar cane juice - Max

2023-05-15 19:09:59 UTC

The flavor of Sugar cane juice its slightly sweet and not at all cloying taste will conquer you and here are some of the ingredients you need to prepare it.

Ingredients:
1.-2 medium sugar canes (about 80 cm)
2.-Lemon juice, tangerine juice or water
3.-Ice

Procedure:
1.-Cut the sugar canes into small pieces of approximately 10 cm and then peel with a knife making long strip cuts. Reserve a small piece to decorate the drink.
2.-Crush the sugar cane pieces in a mill or in a juicer (in case of using a juicer add lemon juice, tangerine juice or water), collect the juice.
3.-Add ice cubes to the collected juice and in case of using a grinder, add the lemon juice, tangerine juice or water at this step.
4.-Consume immediately.

Fried Fish - Izabella

2023-05-15 19:10:41 UTC

Originating from the Lago de Yojoa region, fried Yojoa fish is a traditional Honduran dish. The fish is seasoned with salt and spices and it's left to marinate overnight. The next day, it's deep-fried and traditionally garnished with pickled red cabbage, pickled onions, and lime slices, while deep-fried plantains, also known as tajaditos, make for an excellent side

dish.
In the nort eat a lot this typical dish, in my opinion is more delicious there.

Sopa de frijoles- bean soup - Isabella

2023-05-15 19:11:05 UTC

The bean soup is a very delicious plate made of red beans or black beans, that in general is prepared with pork rind or pork ribs. In the table never miss the rice and the torillas of corn.

Ingredients:

Bean
Pork rind
platain
oil
cilantro
garlic
onion
yuca
red pepper

Pollo Chuco - Gloria

2023-05-15 19:11:06 UTC

Ingredients for pollo chuco

A whole chicken cut into eight portions
Chicken soup
Wheat flour
1 pound of cabbage for salad
1 large onion chopped
2-3 chopped tomatoes
cilantro finely chopped
Green pepper (sweet chili)
The juice of 4 lemons
2-3 tablespoons of mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation of the pollo chuco recipe

Prepare a juice with three lemons.
Cut the chicken into portions and leave it resting for 5 minutes in the lemon juice , then wash it.
Season the chicken with chicken broth, garlic salt, pepper and mustard.
Mix all the ingredients and leave to marinate for 5-10 minutes.
Coat the chicken pieces with wheat flour to prevent it from sticking in the pan.
Then, heat enough oil in a pan and fry the chicken.
Chismol preparation
Chop tomato, onion, cilantro and sweet chili.
Add salt, pepper and game of half a lemon.

Preparation of the slices

Peel green bananas and cut into long slices.
Fry the slices in the same oil as the chicken.

Finally, add a mattress of slices, next to the fried chicken and with a little cabbage and dip and your Pollo Chuco is ready for you to enjoy.

Desayuno Tradicional en Honduras - Yoselin

2023-05-15 19:11:29 UTC

What is the name of breakfast in Honduras?
Exist a lot of braekfast name's  that the Honduran people eat like the Indio Lempira Breakfast also called Burrita.
What is a burrita in Honduras?
Honduran burritas, a dish full of flavor and tradition.
Burritas in general is one of the typical foods of Honduras, it is based on tortillas, beans, eggs, dairy products such as curd or cheese.
INGREDIENTS:
. Chorizo suelto
. Eggs
. tortillas
.quesillo 
.beans
.cheese
.butter cream
.avocado
.Platano Macho

Carne Asada -Julianna

2023-05-15 19:11:55 UTC

Ingredients:
Meat
Garlic cut in little pices
Lime and orange juice
salt
Chicken consome
Inglend sauce
Mustard

Procedure:
First cut the meat, then we put all the ingredients in the same bowl, you need to mix it and let it rest 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Later you can pass too cook it in direct fire.

Horchata - Valery

2023-05-15 19:12:23 UTC

It is the name given to various beverages, generally of vegetables origin, but which sometimes contain animal milk.

Ingredients
Cinnamon
Suggar
Water
Corn dough

It begins with washing and rehydrating the tiger nut or almond. The fruits are washed and disinfected, once clean they go through a rehydration process that lasts several hours. The tiger nut is then mixed with water, crushed, ground and pressed to obtain the milk-colored, rich-fat liquid.

pan de coco - Evans

2023-05-15 19:12:26 UTC

ingredients:
2 cups of raw corn 1 liter of milk 1 stick of cinnamon 3½ cups of purified water required amount of sugar, vanilla, ice and ground cinnamon

Steps:

In a saucepan cook the corn until it bursts well, simultaneously in another saucepan, boil the milk with the cinnamon in the raja and reserve.
Let the corn cool and blend with the water. Strain the corn dough and the milk with cinnamon, stir until you get a smooth consistency mixture, add vanilla and sugar to taste.
Serve in a glass with plenty of ice and ground cinnamon.

Alborotos - Kevin

2023-05-15 19:13:28 UTC

Alborotos are one of the favorite desserts of the people in Honduras.

Ingredients
1 cup of rapadura candy
½ cup of honey
¼ cup of water
Corn
1 cd of oil

Nacatamales -Ayleen

2023-05-15 19:13:40 UTC

INGREDIENTS:

corn flour (maseca)
pork or chicken meat
butter
rice
potatoes
consome
onions
green peppers
garlic
culantro de castilla
spices
salt
achiote
black sauce
platain leaves
water

Procedure
1. You have to cut all vegetables and prepare the rice.
2. cut the meat, and prepare it.
3. Put Maseca in a bowl, with salt, consome, and spices and remove until you have a dense mixture.
4. put the mixture in the plantain leave, form like a come, and put the rice and meat inside.
5. You have to coke it until it is solid.

Torrejas - Marianna

2023-05-15 19:13:43 UTC

In Honduras, there is a dessert that is very requested by all its inhabitants for its exquisite flavor that manages to make them water the mouth of just seeing, this wonder are the honey torrejas, ideal catracho dessert to satisfy our desire to eat something sweet that surprises us.
This traditional sweet is usually eaten during Lent, Christmas and New Year, and the best thing is that its preparation is very easy and does not need many ingredients, most are commonly used.