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🇭🇳 Traditional dishes from Honduras

3 dishes people actually cook in Honduras: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Baleada

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Baleada, a traditional dish from Honduras

Deliciously stuffed tortillas, a Honduran classic!

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 250 ml water
  • 400 g refried beans
  • 200 g cheese
  • 2 avocadoes
  • 150 g sour cream
  • 50 ml hot sauce
  • 1 tsp salt

Plato tipico

60 min · medium · 13 ingredients

Plato tipico, a traditional dish from Honduras

Savor the vibrant flavors of traditional Honduran cuisine!

  • 500 g beef
  • 500 g chicken
  • 500 g pork
  • 4 plantains
  • 300 g rice
  • 200 g beans
  • 200 g cabbage
  • 200 g sour cream
  • 150 g cheese
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Sopa de caracol

45 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Sopa de caracol, a traditional dish from Honduras

A savory Honduran conch soup bursting with flavor!

  • 500 g conch meat
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 500 ml chicken broth
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 3 garlic
  • 30 g cilantro
  • 2 limes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp hot sauce

What do people eat in Honduras?

The three dishes from Honduras documented in Copper are Baleada, Plato tipico and Sopa de caracol. Cheese and hot sauce each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 27 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Honduras?

The three recipes need 27 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Cheese and hot sauce are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 16 use cheese and 4 use hot sauce. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Honduras take?

Baleada is the quickest at 30 minutes. Plato tipico is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Honduras is easiest to make at home?

Baleada is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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