Fiambre [SEP] country of origin
Fiambre
Fiambre is a traditional Guatemalan salad that is prepared and eaten yearly to celebrate the Day of the Dead ("Día de los Muertos") and the All Saints Day ("Día de Todos los Santos"). It is served chilled and may be made with dozens of ingredients.
History.
Fiambre started out from the tradition in Guatemala of taking dead family members their favorite dishes to the cemeteries for the Day of the Dead. As all different families brought food to the celebrations, they became mixed
often served with acorns and white truffles that are commonly found in the large oak grove (genus "Quercus") of the country. The "Carne de Porco Alentejano" has the status of Protected Designation of Origin (POD). There are many dishes with pork like the "carne de porco à alentejana" and the typical "leitão" (roasted piglet). Pork made "presunto", a dry-cured ham, is also typical and popular, as well as "fiambre", a wet-cured