Wild NICARAGUAN STREET FOOD in Masaya Market!! Making Almíbar in Masaya, Nicaragua!!

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My road trip through the amazing country of Nicaragua continued in the city of Masaya, where I’d get to visit a local market. Come with me as I explore Masaya Market and try some Nicaraguan sweets!

These sweets, called almíbar, are traditionally made for the week of Easter Sunday. I’d tried this sweet, which is basically candied fruit, at the Municipal Market in Granada earlier that morning. It’s sticky, super sweet, and very tasty!

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My guide Carlos from Visita Nicaragua and I entered the facility at Freddy Chavez dulceria, where they had a ton of different ingredients set up. I could see mango, coconut, papaya, jocote, and more.

First, they boil the fruit to kill any microbes, and then they mix it with sugar. It’s scorching inside the facility from the fire.

They mixed the fruit in a large pot along with blocks of sugar and spices, before they let it slow cook for 4-5 hours. Once it’s done, it becomes a condensed sugary fruit marmalade!

It’s thick and saccharine, and I liked that I could taste the flavors of all the different fruits. I liked it a lot. It was an excess of sweetness. It’s perfect if you have a sweet tooth. The papaya was my favorite because it was so meaty!

They were so nice! They gifted us an entire pan of almíbar before we left! It was so hot inside that Carlos poured a bottle of cold water over my head to cool me off.

Then, we headed to Masaya Market, which is one of the largest in Nicaragua. It’s not a touristy area, but there are a ton of craft vendors there selling unique things including masks.

It’s a must-visit when you drive from Managua to Granada and is the best place to buy souvenirs. I could see woven baskets, wooden toy cars and trucks, dolls, guitars, figurines, and more.

Then, I found some masks. They were really cool and colorful! I saw some nice, traditional ones but wanted to explore the whole market and then come back for them.

Further on, we saw vendors selling crackers called rosquillas, cerdo con yuca (pork with yucca), and chicharron. We also saw a shop selling shoes made in Masaya, including lots of leather sandals.

I wanted to get some for my daughters and then tried on some for myself, but it was a little too big. They gave me a discount! I also saw some cute dresses for my daughters and niece for 750 cordobas, or roughly $22 USD.

They also had some awesome great jerseys and shirts. I loved the dolls, and I also saw some incredible, beautiful belts and leather wallets and coin purses. The wallets were only $10 USD.

Next, we saw a woman who had butchered a whole pig. She had some massive pieces of fried chicharron, which were crunchy but still soft enough to enjoy. I also tried some moronga, or blood sausage!

The blood sausage was soft and grainy but also had a sweetness to the iron-rich flavor. I loved it! It was the best one I’d had in the country so far! I couldn’t stop eating it!

Further on, we saw spicy sausages and a pork organ dish called chanfaina! The heart in the salsa was so good! It was so dense and packed with iron. I loved it!

As we continued, we also saw a barber shop, kitchenware, pinatas, and more. After some refreshing orange juice in a bag, we headed back to buy some masks!

They had some nice animal ones, as well as some traditional ones. I got some horses for myself and a few more as gifts. They cost 1,750 cordoba, or about $50 for five.

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