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Food is an important part of Guatemalan customs and culture. Three meals a day is the norm with the largest meal being lunch. Staple foods throughout the country include corn tortillas and tamales, black beans, rice, wheat bread and pasta. Guatemala is also popular for it wide variety of vegetables and exotic fruit.
For instance, pepian is a thick meat and vegetable stew prepared in the highland town of Antigua. Traditional Guatemalan snack foods come in the form of tamales and empanadas. These fried pastries usually consist of corn meal, potatoes and meat.Fresh fruits from the rain forest are also popular as cheap and healthy snack foods.pain's rule over Guatemala lasted from the 1500s to the 1800s, allowing time for the integration of typical Spanish ingredients such as citrus fruits, olive oil and garlic. The modern period following Guatemalan independence has not seen much change in terms of cuisine.