food in Nebaj

We wanted to show some of our favorite places to eat in Nebaj. Popi's has all kinds of well made affordable meals and treats that one does not otherwise find in Guatemala. Beyond the each and every outstanding you-can't-go-wrong-with-any-dinner on the menu, the most extra-ordinary notables was the hot apple pie topped with home made (soy based) ice cream. (Ha, and you thought we were roughing it!) Wait, I'm not done, how about the time we asked Donald to let us know when he had a hot out of the oven fresh loaf of bread? He was also kind enough to include his homemade jam (papaya, strawberries and apple juice.) Do I need to write that the entire loaf was consumed in one sitting?

We also wanted to mention two of our favorite street vendors. Maria's green cart is portable, appeared every evening in the same place. She cooked meat, onions, potatoes (which alternated with a pasta every evening) various condiments, tea, frioles, cabbage salad, seemingly unlimited tortillas all for $1.50. Hers was the best of three vendors offering about the same item each evening (yes, we personally tried them all.) She, as do the other vendors, carts along a small table and stools which you can see with the red table cloth just next to the cart for her patron's use.

Rosa, immediately adjacent to Maria, offered a tortilla covered with a cabbage salad, smothered with a red sauce. Since the latter two items were not cooked, Linda and I approached this caustiously. Experiencing no ill effects, we added it as daily item. Oh yes, and after the first day, Linda started adding hot sauce to hers....(she may have done that to stop me asking for bites...)

We tended to eat out once, usually Popi's, cook at home for one meal and cap off the evening with street vendor food.