Community Discussions
Central American cookbooks
Later this year, I will be moving to Honduras. I think it would be nice to get some exposure to the food I am going t...
Relajo?
I grabbed a packet of dried spice mix off a rack adjacent to a vast pile of dried red beans. It's labeled Izalco Rel...
Nicaraguan Restaurant in NYC?
Help? Is there at least one Nicaraguan steak place located in New York City? Help Dave satisfy his craving! If there ...
Costa Rica Fried Chicken Recipe
So I returned from a recent trip to Costa Rica. Lovely country. I'm looking for a recipe for the fried chicken that...
Has anyone seen Salsa Lizano in Los Angeles? In a store? Restaurant?
Looking to buy some salsa lizano- I know it's available online but I was wondering if any of you have ever seen it in...
What is Chilate ... Please?
I've been on a crawl of local pupusarias and, as a result, have been trying out other dishes from El Salvador. I h...
Culantro (Costa Rican Coyote Cilantro) in the US?
Anyone know if it's possible to find this wonderfully aromatic and cilantro-like herb in the US (preferably in the DC...
Nacatamales in SF - Amanda Gold's article in SF Chronicle
I'm always looking for nacatamales and Amanda Gold's article is great, more places for me to try in 2016. What do ho...
Mesa Latin Kitchen in Durham
I am a bit surprised that there has been no mentions for this fine new-ish resto on Hillsborough Rd in Durham. I've...
Adelita's cool Nicaraguan ices on a hot day
If you are on upper Mission near Leticia's Bakery, Adilita's serves a great treat for a hot day ... and ... it will l...
Salvadoran in Upper Darby, pupusas
This past weekend I stumbled on El Cuscatleco, 29 Garrett Road in Upper Darby. It bills itself as a Salvadoran/Mexica...
SW Houston Chow - Lo Nuestro - Guatemalan
I have passed this place hundreds of times without paying any attention to it, assuming it was just another Mexican r...
Latin Food in Garland
I live on the East Side of White Rock Lake and have lamented the lack of good ethnic food (outside of Mexican) in the...
Chow-heaven in East Boston
There is more to East Boston than Santarpio's and random Italian. We found chow-heaven in East Boston...yeah, I've kn...
San Vicente Restaurante: Hondureño y Salvadoreño (Excelsior, San Francisco)
A few Sundays ago I wandered into San Vicente Restaurante intending to order the weekend special, Sopa de Chipili...
Two New Restaurants in Kingston
Two new restaurants in Kingston, both of which are offshoots of other successful places. 1) El Rey del Pollo - 608...
Berkeley: Casa Latina - nice nacatamales - tamal-rific
Nacatamales are the Nicaraguan tamal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacatamal This had the wonderful moist masa o...
Salvadoran Tamale Mystery
There's a Salvadoran place name Planes de Renderos in San Francisco that makes great tamales. The masa is very cream...
Antojito's Cafe - GREAT new Central American Place in Waltham
So I have been eying the modest little lunch counter on Moody across from Habanero's (Just who is Habanero anyway?) ...
Central American Festival: Honduran with a chance of Garifuna
The one time I checked out this annual event, in 2009, it had a heavily Honduran flair. Many sky blue and white flags...
