¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el trece (13) de agosto del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is August 13, 2022.)
El plato de la semana es: pepián con pollo. (The dish of the week is: pepián with chicken.)
Pepián con pollo is considered the national dish of Guatemala. Pepián refers to the special chile and tomato sauce used in the dish. Con pollo simply means “with chicken.”
Los ingredientes para el pepián con pollo son: (The ingredients for pepián with chicken are:)
| pollo | (chicken) |
| agua | (water) |
| sal | (salt) |
| pepitas / semillas de calabaza | (pumpkin seeds) |
| semillas de sésamo | (sesame seeds) |
| judías verdes | (string beans) |
| patata | (potato) |
| calabaza guisquiles | (guisquiles squash) |
| chayotes | (chayotes) |
| cilantro | (cilantro) |
| chiles guajillos | (guajillos chiles) |
| chiles anchos | (ancho chiles) |
| tomates Roma | (Roma tomatoes) |
| cebolla | (onion) |
| clavos de ajo | (cloves of garlic) |
| estrellas de anís | (anise stars) |
Here is the recipe to prepare your pepián con pollo. ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz