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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
On my first full day in Antigua, I ventured out for a walk and breakfast. Turned into the Rincón Típico Restaurant, where my eyes and belly feasted.
Many years ago, I was proficient in Spanish, but I allowed that competency to wither to a very low level. So when I asked for a menu in the restaurant, was told there wasn't one, and then given two options for breakfast, which I barely understood, I selected one, pretty much leaving things to chance.
It was good.
The before:
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
Scrambled eggs, cheese, tortillas, refried beans.
The after:
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
The wee chirpie wren was disappointed that I left him not a crumb.
The Guatemalan tortillas have a different flavor and texture, it seems to me, from Mexican tortillas. Thicker, more textural, a little grittier? Women stand at the entrance to the restaurant, making the tortillas. By God, the tortillas are good.
There was a lot going on at the restaurant.
Cutting avocados for guacamole:
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
Putting whole, flattened chickens into fiery oven for roasting:
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
The sound of the fountain in the center of the outdoor-albeit-sheltered dining courtyard.
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| Breakfast at Rincón Típico Restaurant, Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. |
Customers chatting.
A satisfying start on my first full day in Antigua.
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