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Week 4: Honduras and Nicaragua10/26/2022 Honduras-Baleadas![]() Baleadas have one of the most interesting origin stories I have ever heard. Baleadas are believed to have been created by a street vendor on the Northern coast of Honduras. The street vendor was a very popular woman who liked to make this dish for the people. It was a tortilla with beans and cheese. Later, she was shot and died. The people in Honduras would start saying "Voy a comer adonde la baleada", literally saying "I'm going to eat where the lady was shot". I was not expecting that., but the woman's legacy lives on. Finding the recipe was easy, but making a baleada was a lot harder than I had anticipated. I used masa, which is a corn flour that is used to make tortillas. A baleada is basically a big tortilla. So I thought it would be easy, but I failed to realize that every tortilla I make comes out bad. I just have never been able to make a homemade tortilla :( Once I made the tortilla, the rest was easy. This recipe actually taught me how to make tortillas, so that's a plus. Making a baleada is very easy. Once you make the tortilla, you just add your fillings. It is very similar to a taco, the difference is that a taco is a lot smaller. Baleada's main ingredient is beans, refired beans to be specific. Honduran people usually use red beans, but I used pinto beans. After adding the beans, you add cheese and sour cream and it is done. It was very fast and simple. I enjoyed it. ![]() This was the final result Nicaragua-Bunuelos![]() Bunuelos, although popular in Latin America, were invented in Spain. Bunelos are believed to have been invented by the Moors, Muslim Arabs who ruled Spain. Bunuelos were brought to the Americas during colonization. They became very popular in Nicaragua. There are many versions, some even including meat. The most popular and simple recipe is just fried dough. All that was needed for this recipe was flour, water, sugar, and butter. Considering how simple the ingredients were, I did not have high hopes for this recipe. I had to mix the flour with the butter and water and then fry it. The sugar was later sprinkled on. It was surprisingly very good. Bunelos are very easy to make and good. It is just fried dough with sugar on it, but the sugar makes it sweet. The dough is crunchy and makes it a very good snack. Many families usually make it around the holidays but it can be considered as a quick snack. I would definantly make it again. ![]() This was the final result Final ThoughtsThese recipes were very easy to make. My favorite would probably be the Bunelo because it was super simple and also tasted good. Baleadas were good too, but I liked the sweetness of the Bunelos. Although Baleadas have my favorite origin story, it's just so wild; I would have never expected it. The project itself is not necessarily hard, but I have been procrastinating. Actually completing tasks makes me realize why I chose this project in the first place. I find cooking to be fun and calming.
Recipes I used: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/255917/honduran-baleadas/ https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bunuelos
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Rylie Yount
12/1/2022 08:37:44 am
This all looks and sounds really good! Keep it up :)
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Ty Carter
12/1/2022 10:40:14 am
looks good. hope to see more of these interesting dishes.
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Sarah Rajacich
12/7/2022 06:15:49 am
This looks really good!! I am looking forward to seeing what else you make!!
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