Central American.
At your table.

Foodakl can log 52 Central American dishes, and cooks 15 of them from scratch. Every figure below is a typical serving with an honest range, because home portions vary more than a single number admits. Median here is about 450 kcal.

Recipes from the wider Latin American kitchen

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Chicken tacos

520 kcal · 30g protein

Black beans with rice

440 kcal · 17g protein

Ceviche

260 kcal · 30g protein

Arepa with cheese

380 kcal · 13g protein

Burrito bowl

660 kcal · 34g protein

Chicken fajitas

620 kcal · 38g protein

Chicken quesadilla

580 kcal · 30g protein

Baked beef empanadas

480 kcal · 22g protein

Lomo saltado

640 kcal · 36g protein

Fish moqueca

480 kcal · 34g protein

Gallo pinto breakfast

520 kcal · 18g protein

Loaded beef nachos

780 kcal · 28g protein

All 15 Latin American recipes

Every Central American dish Foodakl can log

52 dishes · one serving each

Dish	Serving	kcal	Protein g	Carbs g	Fat g
Agua dulcetapa de dulce · agua de sapo · hot cane sugar drink	one mug of hot cane sugar water	120 80–170	0	30	0
Arroz con pollo panameñoarroz con pollo tico · arroz con pollo centroamericano · chicken rice with olives	one plate with vegetables and olives	560 420–730	30	72	16
Atol de eloteatol · atole de elote guatemalteco · sweet corn drink	one mug	220 160–300	5	40	5
Baleada con carne asadabaleada con carne · baleada especial · loaded baleada	one loaded flour tortilla with grilled beef	560 420–730	32	52	24
Baleada sencillabaleada · baleadas · baleada simple · flour tortilla with beans and cream	one flour tortilla with beans, cream and cheese	340 250–450	12	44	12
Carimañolacarimañolas · carimanola de yuca · cassava fritter filled with beef	two cassava fritters filled with beef	400 300–530	14	42	20
Casadocasado tico · plato casado · costa rican lunch plate	rice, beans, plantain, salad and one meat	780 580–1020	38	96	26
Ceviche ticoceviche costarricense · ceviche de corvina tico · costa rican ceviche	one cup with soda crackers	220 160–300	26	16	5
Chifrijochifrijo tico · chicharrón con frijol y arroz · bar bowl of rice beans and porkcontains pork	a bowl of rice, beans, pork and pico with chips	700 520–920	30	62	36
Chorreadaschorreada · torta de elote tica · fresh corn pancakes with natilla	two fresh corn pancakes with natilla	380 280–500	8	52	15
Chuchitoschuchito · tamalito de recado · guatemalan corn husk tamalescontains pork	two small corn tamales with recado	420 310–550	14	50	18
Curtidocurtido salvadoreño · repollo curtido · pickled cabbage relish	a forkful beside the pupusas	35 15–70	1	7	0
Elote locoelote loco salvadoreño · maíz loco · street corn with mayonnaise and mustard	one corn cob with mayonnaise and cheese	300 220–400	8	34	14
Enchiladas hondureñasenchilada hondureña · enchiladas catrachas · fried tortilla with mince and cabbage	two fried tortillas with mince and cheese	460 340–600	20	46	22
Fry jackfry jacks · fryjack · belizean fried dough breakfast	two pieces with beans and cheese	420 310–550	12	48	20
Gallo pinto costarricensepinto tico · gallo pinto con lizano · gallo pinto de frijol negro	rice and black beans with egg and natilla	420 310–550	16	56	14
Gallo pinto nicaragüensegallopinto · pinto nica · gallo pinto de frijol rojo · nicaraguan rice and red beans	one plate of rice and red beans with onion	340 250–450	11	58	7
Garnachesgarnache · garnachas · fried tortillas with beans and cheese	three fried tortillas with beans and cheese	340 250–450	10	44	14
Hilachashilachas guatemaltecas · carne deshilachada · shredded beef in tomato recado	shredded beef in tomato sauce with rice	520 390–680	34	54	18
Hojaldrehojaldras · hojalda · panamanian fried bread	two pieces of fried bread	340 250–450	6	42	16
Horchata de morrohorchata salvadoreña · semilla de morro · morro seed horchata	one large glass	220 160–300	3	42	4
Indio viejoindio biejo · carne deshilachada con masa · shredded beef thickened with masa	one bowl of shredded beef with masa	480 360–630	30	46	20
Jocón de pollojocón · jocon verde · chicken in green tomatillo sauce	one serving with rice	500 370–650	36	48	18
Kak'ikkaqik · kaq ik · caldo de chunto · guatemalan turkey soup	one bowl of turkey broth with rice and tamalitos	480 360–620	42	40	16
Nacatamalnacatamales · nacatamal nicaragüense · banana leaf tamal with porkcontains pork	one banana-leaf tamal with pork and rice	700 520–920	26	78	30
Olla de carneolla de carne tica · sopa de olla · beef and root vegetable pot	one bowl of beef with roots and corn	450 340–590	32	46	14
Panes con pollopan con pollo · panes con pavo · salvadoran chicken sandwich	one filled bread roll with salsa and salad	520 390–680	28	58	19
Pastelitos salvadoreñospastelitos de carne · pastelito · fried masa turnovers	two fried masa turnovers with curtido	380 280–500	14	40	18
Pataconespatacón · plátano verde frito · twice fried green plantain · patacones con salsa rosada	a plateful of twice-fried green plantain	320 240–420	3	46	14
Pepián de pollopepián · pepián guatemalteco · pepian de indio · chicken in toasted seed sauce	one serving with rice	560 420–730	38	52	20
Plato típico hondureñoplato tipico · plato catracho · honduran typical platecontains pork	a platter with beef, chorizo, beans and plantain	950 720–1250	48	92	42
Pupusa de chicharrónpupusas de chicharrón · pupusa de chicharon · pork pupusacontains pork	two pupusas with curtido and salsa	520 390–680	20	58	22
Pupusa de frijol con quesopupusas de frijol · pupusa de frijol · bean and cheese pupusa	two pupusas with curtido and salsa	500 370–650	20	62	18
Pupusa de quesopupusas de queso · cheese pupusa · pupusa de quesillo	two pupusas with curtido and salsa	480 360–630	20	56	19
Pupusa de queso con lorocopupusas de loroco · loroco · pupusa de loroco · cheese and loroco bud pupusa	two pupusas with curtido and salsa	480 360–630	20	56	19
Pupusa revueltapupusas revueltas · revuelta · mixed pupusa with pork beans and cheesecontains pork	two pupusas with curtido and salsa	560 420–730	24	58	24
Quesadilla salvadoreñaquesadilla de arroz · pan quesadilla · salvadoran cheese pound cake	one slice of sweet rice-flour cheese loaf	300 220–400	7	40	12
Quesillo nicaragüensequesillo · quesillo de nagarote · tortilla with cheese cream and onion	one tortilla wrap with cheese, cream and onion	380 280–500	14	34	21
Raspaoraspados · raspao panameño · shaved ice with syrup and milk	one cup of shaved ice with syrup and milk	180 120–250	2	42	1
Rellenitos de plátanorellenitos · rellenito de frijol · plantain and black bean bites	three plantain and black bean bites	340 250–450	6	56	11
Rice and beans with stew chickenbelizean rice and beans · stew chicken with rice and beans · coconut rice and beanscontains pork	one plate with potato salad and plantain	780 580–1020	38	96	26
Ropa vieja panameñaropa vieja de panamá · carne desmenuzada panameña · panamanian shredded beef	shredded beef in tomato with rice	560 420–730	34	58	20
Sancocho panameñosancocho chorrerano · sancocho con ñame · panamanian hen and yam soup	one bowl of hen with yam and culantro	400 300–530	34	34	12
Sopa de caracolsopa de caracol hondureña · conch soup · caracol en leche de coco	one bowl of conch in coconut broth	420 310–550	32	30	20
Sopa de mondongomondongo nica · sopa de mondongo nicaragüense · beef tripe soup with yuca	one bowl of tripe with yuca and plantain	420 310–550	30	40	16
Sopa de patasopa de pata salvadoreña · cow foot and tripe soup · sopa de patas	one bowl with cow foot, tripe and vegetables	420 310–550	32	34	18
Tajadas con pollopollo con tajadas · tajadas · plantain slices with fried chicken	fried plantain slices with chicken and cabbage	620 460–810	30	66	26
Tamales coloradostamal colorado · tamal rojo guatemalteco · tamales de hoja de plátanocontains pork	one banana-leaf tamal with pork and recado	480 360–630	18	56	20
Tapado garífunatapado · tapao · garifuna coconut seafood soup	one bowl of fish and plantain in coconut	520 390–680	34	40	24
Tres leches nicaragüensetres leches nica · queque tres leches · nicaraguan soaked sponge cake	one soaked sponge square with meringue	400 300–530	8	52	17
Vigorónvigorones · vigoron granadino · cassava with crackling and slawcontains pork	boiled cassava with pork crackling and slaw	620 460–810	22	60	32
Yuca frita con chicharrónyuca con chicharrón · yuca frita salvadoreña · fried cassava with porkcontains pork	one plate of fried cassava with pork	640 480–830	26	62	32

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