NICARAGUA: CARNE ASADA BEEF, FRESH HERB CHIMICHURRI, ENSALADA de REPOLLO and ‘WHITE’ RICE
Nicaragua sits almost at the mid-point of the narrow Central American land bridge that connects North and South America. Nicaragua’s location on the bridge also means it is a country that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean Sea by just a few hundred kilometres. With wildly different twin coastlines, a chain of live volcanoes, and several abundant fresh-water lakes deep in its heart, Nicaragua has a reputation for unspoilt natural beauty. These diverse and fertile landscapes shaped Nicaraguan culture and cuisine for millennia. Indigenous Amerindians had lived in Nicaragua for more than 13 thousand years before Europeans claimed to have ‘discovered’ the land in 1505. At that point Nicaraguans had a deep understanding of biodiversity and the interconnectedness of all forms of life. The cornerstone of their farming practices was a climate-resilient system of companion planting where their beloved triad of corn, beans and squash were pla...