
Top Dishes to Experience in 7 Central American Countries
Some Central American food is extremely familiar, such as fried chicken in Guatemala and fruit smoothies in Costa Rica. Other meals might seem a bit on the exotic side, like fried palm flowers in El Salvador and stuffed yucca rolls in Panama. Yet other Central American recipes might seem downright startling, such as El Salvador’s sopa de patas. A lot of the dishes might have the same name but you should try them in each country. The recipes tend to be different.