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Pupusas, baleadas, gallo pinto and pepián. The food of Central America country by country, and where to try each dish.
Belizean food: rice and beans and 15 dishes worth trying
Belizean cooking is the most distinctive in Central America, and for the same reason as everything else here:…
Panamanian food: sancocho and 15 dishes worth trying
Panamanian cooking is what you would expect of an isthmus half the world has passed through: an indigenous…
Nicaraguan food: gallo pinto and 15 traditional dishes
Nicaraguan cooking is a fusion of pre-Columbian and Spanish traditions built around maize. From the ever-present gallo pinto…
Honduran food: baleadas and 15 dishes worth trying
Honduran cooking is a mix of indigenous, Spanish, African and Caribbean traditions built on maize, beans and seafood.…
Salvadoran food: pupusas and 15 dishes worth trying
Salvadoran cooking is a fusion of Pipil and Maya tradition with Spanish influence, built around maize. The famous…
Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador: a guide to the five towns
The Ruta de las Flores is one of the most charming drives in Central America. This 36-kilometre circuit…
Guatemalan food: 15 dishes you have to try
Guatemalan cooking is among the richest in Central America. The result of centuries of fusion between ancestral Maya…