Food in Nicaragua!!

One of the things travelers worry about the most when they’re away from home is FOOD! Will I like the food? Will I know what is in my food? What if I’m just in the mood for some comfort food, will I be able to find it?

In our experience the food in Nicaragua is fairly tame. Nothing too spicy! Unless you're brave enough to use the bottle of red salsa that can be commonly found on the table in restaurants! It’s up to you if you trust what’s in that plastic bottle on the table. We always stayed away from it! :-) 

In fact it’s a lot of fast food and fried food. If you like pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken you’ll be just fine! 

As far as traditional food goes, the dish you’ll encounter daily is gallo pinto, pinto beans usually served with white rice.

For breakfast they serve gallo pinto with a fried egg, tortilla and a piece of cheese. Commonly for lunch chicken is served with gallo pinto, cabbage salad and fried plantains.

You’ll see women cooking corn tortillas on flat grills on the street. These are great and very filling! Usually the same lady will sell boiled corn on the cob as well. Nothing like corn with corn for a meal!

Enchiladas and tamales are served wrapped in banana leaves. The tamales are usually just plain cornmeal, nothing fancy, but you can add them to cheese or fresh avocado and you have a meal. 

The enchiladas are not what you expect. They are more like a fried empanada filled with flavored rice. The tacos in Nicaragua will not be what you expect, they are more like fried taquitos with shredded meat inside.  


 



Be prepared for most food to be served in plastic bags. Bags of pinto beans, bags of pastries and bags of fruit. Nicaragua has a small obsession with plastic bags. Even serving drinks in plastic bags with a straw. Not environmentally friendly, but                   convenient. 

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