Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Honduras

Honduras’s food is built around coastal Garifuna coconut seafood meets highland beans, thick tortillas, and the beloved baleada. Look for Baleada (thick flour tortilla folded over beans, cheese, and crema), Sopa de caracol (conch simmered in coconut milk with yuca and spices) and Plato típico (grilled beef with beans, rice, plantains, and chismol). A wheat flour tortilla folded over refried beans and cream; it grew up on the north coast, where banana-company trade made wheat flour cheap. This atlas has 32 Honduras dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

32 dishes.

AnafresAnafresRefried beans and cheese bubbling in a clay brazier, scooped with tortilla chipsAyote en mielAyote en mielSquash candied in raw cane-sugar syrupBaleadaBaleadaThick flour tortilla folded over beans, cheese, and cremaCafé de MarcalaCafé de MarcalaHigh-grown washed coffee from the mountains of La PazCatrachasCatrachasCrisp tortillas spread with refried beans and crumbled cheeseChismolChismolChopped tomato, onion, green pepper and coriander relish for grilled meatChoco bananoChoco bananoFrozen banana on a stick dipped in chocolate and rolled in nutsCuajadaCuajadaFresh soft curd cheese eaten with hot tortillas and beansEnchiladas hondureñasEnchiladas hondureñasFlat fried tortilla piled with meat, egg, and cheeseEncurtidoEncurtidoCarrot, onion, cabbage and chile soured in vinegar, spooned onto everythingErebaErebaThin crisp flatbread of grated bitter cassava, eaten with fishGuifitiGuifitiRum steeped with roots, bark and herbs, drunk as a Garifuna tonicLeche poleadaLeche poleadaLoose milk custard thickened with cornstarch and scented with cinnamonMachucaMachucaGarifuna mashed plantains with coconut fish soupMantequilla cremaMantequilla cremaThick soured cream, saltier and tangier than butter, spread inside baleadasMontucasMontucasSweet-corn tamales with pork, wrapped in corn husksPan de cocoPan de cocoSoft coconut milk bread rolls sold warm by the roadsidePastelitosPastelitosFried masa turnovers filled with meat and vegetables, topped with curtidoPlato típicoPlato típicoGrilled beef with beans, rice, plantains, and chismolPollo con tajadasPollo con tajadasFried chicken over green plantain slices with slaw and saucesRompopoRompopoThick yellow drink of egg yolk, milk, sugar and rum, sipped smallRosquillasRosquillasBaked corn-and-cheese rings dunked in coffeeSalva VidaSalva VidaPale lager drunk cold with baleadas and fried fishSemitaSemitaLayered sweet bread, a bakery and coffee-time stapleSopa de capirotadasSopa de capirotadasBroth with dumplings of corn masa, cheese and egg floating in itSopa de caracolSopa de caracolConch simmered in coconut milk with yuca and spicesSopa de mondongoSopa de mondongoTripe soup with yuca, plantain and corn in a rich brothTacos hondureñosTacos hondureñosTortillas rolled tight around meat, deep fried and topped with cabbage and sauceTapadoTapadoCoconut seafood-and-plantain stew of the north coastTicucosTicucosSmall corn tamales filled with mashed beans and loroco flower budsYuca con chicharrónYuca con chicharrónBoiled cassava topped with fried pork and pickled cabbageYuscaránYuscaránClear cane aguardiente drunk neat in shots
  • Pastelitos

    Fried masa turnovers filled with meat and vegetables, topped with curtido. Ready in 50 min prep and 25 min cooking.…

  • Anafres

    Refried beans and cheese bubbling in a clay brazier, scooped with tortilla chips. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30…

  • Ayote en miel

    Squash candied in raw cane-sugar syrup. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking. Serves 8. A…

  • Café de Marcala

    High-grown washed coffee from the mountains of La Paz. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 5 minutes cooking. Serves 4.…

  • Catrachas

    Crisp tortillas spread with refried beans and crumbled cheese. Ready in 10 min prep and 15 min cooking. 12 catrachas.…

  • Choco banano

    Frozen banana on a stick dipped in chocolate and rolled in nuts. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 5 minutes…

  • Chismol

    Chopped tomato, onion, green pepper and coriander relish for grilled meat. Ready in 20 min prep and none cooking. About…

  • Cuajada

    Fresh soft curd cheese eaten with hot tortillas and beans. Ready in 30 min prep and 15 min cooking. Makes…

  • Enchiladas hondureñas

    Flat fried tortilla piled with meat, egg, and cheese. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 4.…

  • Encurtido

    Carrot, onion, cabbage and chile soured in vinegar, spooned onto everything. Ready in 25 min prep and 10 min cooking.…