Honduran Recipes

Honduran cooking is built on corn, beans, plantain, cheese and cream, with coconut and seafood on the Caribbean coast. Everyday meals revolve around tortillas, refried red beans, fried plantain slices called tajadas and fresh crumbly cheese. Baleadas, flour tortillas folded around beans, cream and cheese, are the best-known street food, and pollo con tajadas is a favorite everywhere. The north coast and the Bay Islands add coconut milk, fish and conch, shaped by Garifuna and Afro-Caribbean cooking, with soups such as sopa de caracol and breads such as pan de coco. Inland, beef is grilled and served with chismol, a fresh tomato salsa. Flavors are savory and mild, with hot sauce or pickled chile on the side. Sweets include torrejas in Holy Week and baked rosquillas with coffee, and a meal often ends with a strong cup of coffee.

Staple ingredients

• corn and tortillas
• red beans
• green and ripe plantains
• fresh cheese and cream
• coconut milk (north coast)
• pork, beef and chicken
• cabbage and tomatoes
• coffee

• Breakfast 1
• Appetizers 1
• Soups 1
• Main Dishes 2
• Breads 1
• Desserts 1
• Snacks 1

Breakfast

• Baleadas (Honduran Flour Tortillas with Beans, Cream and Cheese)HN55 minEasy

Appetizers

• Anafres (Honduran Bean and Cheese Fondue with Chorizo)HN35 minEasy

Soups

• Sopa de Caracol (Honduran Conch and Coconut Soup)HN2 h 20 minMedium

Main Dishes

• Carne Asada con Chismol (Honduran Grilled Steak with Fresh Tomato Salsa)HN30 minEasy
• Pollo con Tajadas (Honduran Fried Chicken with Plantain Chips)HN1 h 20 minMedium

Breads

• Pan de Coco (Honduran Coconut Bread Rolls)HN1 hMedium

Desserts

• Torrejas (Honduran Fried Bread in Spiced Panela Syrup)HN55 minEasy

Snacks

• Rosquillas (Honduran Baked Corn and Cheese Rings)HN50 minEasy