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Nicaragua

Ask what Nicaragua eats and the answer starts with this: corn-based criollo cooking: gallo pinto, banana-leaf nacatamales, street-side vigorón, and gritty pinolillo. Look for Gallo pinto (red beans and rice fried together, the daily staple), Nacatamal (large banana-leaf tamale with pork, rice, potato; Sunday breakfast) and Vigorón (boiled yuca, chicharrón, and cabbage salad on banana leaf). Rice fried with red beans and onion; Nicaragua and Costa Rica both claim it, and the name means spotted rooster for its speckled look. This atlas has 35 Nicaragua dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

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  • Gallina rellena

    Hen stuffed with pork, capers, olives and vegetables, roasted then sliced. Ready in 1 hour prep and 3 hours cooking.…

  • Güirilas

    Sweet young-corn tortillas served with cuajada cheese. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8 güirilas. A snack…

  • Guiso de pipián

    Young squash stewed with tomato, cheese and cream, eaten with tortillas. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking.…

  • Indio viejo

    Shredded beef and corn masa stew with mint and sour orange. Ready in 20 min prep and 2 hr 30…

  • Leche agria

    Naturally soured milk, thick and sharp, eaten with tortilla and gallo pinto. 10 min to prepare. Makes about 1.5 litres.…

  • Macuá

    National cocktail of white rum and guava juice. 5 min to prepare. 1 drink. A cocktail recipe from Nicaragua.

  • Perrerreque

    Baked cake of ground fresh corn with cheese and cream, cut in slabs. Ready in 25 minutes prep and 1…

  • Pinolillo

    Toasted corn-and-cacao drink, stirred and pleasantly gritty. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 glasses. A drink…

  • Pío quinto

    Rum-soaked sponge cake layered with custard and dusted with cinnamon. Ready in 45 min prep and 50 min cooking. 10…

  • Quesillo

    Soft cheese and pickled onion in a tortilla with cream. Ready in 20 min prep and 10 min cooking. 4…