Cuisine

Cuisine

Honduran cuisine is a fusion of indigenous Lencacuisine, Spanish cuisine, Caribbean cuisine andAfrican cuisine. There are also dishes from theGarifuna people. Coconut and coconut milk are featured in both sweet and savory dishes. Regional specialties include fried fish, tamales,carne asada and baleadas.

Other popular dishes include: meat roasted withchismol and carne asada, chicken with rice and corn, and fried fish with pickled onions and jalapeños. In the coastal areas and in the Bay Islands, seafood and some meats are prepared in many ways, some of which include coconutmilk.