Community 1 Source Report

Sally's Place - "Ethnic Cuisine: Guatemala"

http://www.sallysplace.com/food/cuisines/guatemala.htm visited on 10/07/08

This website was wonderful, it was full of information about Guatemala. The article focused mainly on the Central American Yucatan Peninsula. It said Guatemala covers 42,000 square miles, an area that is comparable to the state of Ohio. This area is home to 9 million people. Two - thirds of the country is mountainous, with the main mountain chains in the Southwest forming a string of volcanoes, many exceeding 11,000 feet. This cite also had some really cool recipes that sounded delicious. After looking at the recipes I can see if there is any thing like this on my communities menu. One recipe had a lot of seafood in it. It was called "Paella Marinera." The recipe called for clams, mussels, medium - sized shrimp and Spanish sausage. Plus the recipe called for artichoke hearts, green olives and red and green peppers. There were more ingredients like rice and some interesting spices. One of the spices that was listed was saffron. If I remember right that is a spice that is very expensive. It only called for a pinch which I found to be very quaint. That will give me something else to look up on the Internet and learn more. Of coarse for a dessert recipe they had one for one of my favorites, Flan. Flan is a caramel custard dish and this one included being topped with toasted chopped almonds or berries for garnish. I look forward to asking my communities owner if he is from this area of Guatemala or some where near. Mustang Sally