Cuisine of Honduras

The national cuisine of Honduras is based on the Central American tradition of cooking. Also here you can often find dishes based on recipes from Indian and Spanish cuisines. The main products for the preparation of national dishes of Honduras are bananas, legumes, rice, fish, meat, seafood, as well as a variety of vegetables and spices.

Dishes of Honduras using bananas

Bananas are perhaps the most popular ingredient for many national dishes of this country. A special variety of unsweetened bananas is found in 70-80% of the dishes cooked here. And this is not surprising: bananas appeared on the territory of Honduras in 1860 and are very fond of the local people. When they are simply roasted, this dish is called Platanos, if you add sugar to them, it's Maduras, and the dish of bananas fried to crispy crusts is called Thostones. Bananas are also widely used in baking: both as a filling, and in the basis of the test.

Dishes of Honduras with rice

Rice is a popular product that is used not only as a separate garnish, but also as a part of meat dishes, cooking various salads or fish snacks.

Meat dishes

Pork, beef and chicken are part of many national dishes of Honduras. A traditional dish of chicken meat is a chicken, stewed with vegetables. It can often be found on the festive table of local residents. Guests of the country should pay attention to stuffed chicken, stewed in coconut milk - this is an unusual and very memorable dish.

Bajo is a festive version of cooking beef. The meat is fried on charcoal with the addition of cassava and bananas. Also, beef is often baked with various spices or simply stewed in coconut milk.

Popular among tourists are the so-called "Alligator Sausages". However, the basis of this dish is pork, and not reptile meat.

Salads and other appetizers from vegetables

Not the last place in the diet of the local population is also vegetables - from them they prepare salads, they are used as a garnish. Often in the salads are added eggs or rice. Gourmets should try a mango or avocado salad.

Fish and other seafood in the national cuisine of Honduras

The coast of the Caribbean Sea in Honduras has a long stretch - perhaps, therefore, seafood dishes are very popular here. A very interesting dish is a shellfish soup with vegetables and spices (Sopa de Caracol). Green prawns with curry also deserve attention. Dumplings, pancakes, pasta and other unusual dishes are prepared from fish.

Baking Honduras

Baking in Honduras is very popular. Perhaps the most common option is banana bread, of which there are more than fifty varieties. Very often you can meet in the restaurant menu cakes made from cassava, corn or barley.

Taco tortillas are used and as plates (the main dish is served in such a "plate") or cutlery (they scoop food).

Alcohol and other drinks

Of the drinks should pay attention to the Orchath, which is prepared from rice or other cereals, as well as Pikudos, which is based on milk and fruits.

The inhabitants of Honduras themselves are very respectful of coffee. And although coffee plantations here are enough, but about the place where really good coffee is served, it is better to ask the local population.

Alcoholic drinks from Hondurans are not very popular - it is not customary to drink here at dinner or dinner, but to miss a glass or two in a bar on holidays or in a circle of friends is not forbidden at all. The most common alcoholic beverages in Honduras are Agurdiente and Guaro. The last drink is vodka, made by analogy with bread.

Here, a good rum, which has more than a hundred varieties, and also brewed Colombian beers (Salvavida, Imperial, Port Royal, Nacional and Polar).

To summarize, it can be noted that the national cuisine of Honduras is unusual, even exotic dishes, which are definitely worth trying, so that from visiting this country you have not only warm but also delicious memories.