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Nicaragua Food

by Vishal Kumar

A Nicaraguan meal that you can try all over the country might include chicken, pork or fresh seafood from Nicaragua's coasts, deep fried plantains, gallo pinto, and a cabbage salad. Coconut water and meat are a common ingredient.


Food buffs can enjoy a wide range of delicious dishes that form a part of the Nicaragua Food. According to Nicaragua’s topography, climate and culture, people of Nicaragua get numerous varieties of foods available in the country.

Food is the integral part of the country of Nicaragua. The tourists and the local natives could enjoy the traditional food and other various cuisines from around the world available in multi-cuisine restaurants of Nicaragua. Nicaragua cuisine comprises of a mixture of Chinese, Thai, French, Italian, Latin American and Spanish recipes. The mouth-watering spicy Nicaraguan delicacies are a primary attraction for the tourists flocking from all over the world.

Popular Dishes of Nicaragua

Nicaragua offers cooking challenges from roast corn to pork and tortilla dish. The food in Nicaragua is a perfect blend of spice, richness and freshness. Some of the most popular delicacies are:

  • Nactamales – it is a typical traditional food of Nicaragua. It is made from smashed corn and potatoes covered in a banana leaf. This kind of food is ate along with pork meat, little tomato, garlic and salt. It is a quite affordable dish available in the country of Nicaragua.
  • Oxtail Stew – it is also a traditional dish of Nicaragua, which is made from beef oxtails, beef stock, yellow onion, tomato, garlic. To make it more tasty hot sauce is added.
  • Gallo Pinto – this dish is made from red beans and white rice. This dish is edible by the people of Nicaragua thrice a day.
  • Picos – it is very simple to make this typical bread dough of Nicaragua. It is made from teaspoons of cane sugar and a powdery soft cheese.

There are several multi-cuisine restaurants in Nicaragua that will serve the tourists with delicious and traditional Nicaragua food, which will tantalize their taste buds.

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