Chilled composed salad with shrimp, cold cuts, pickled vegetables, olives, lettuce, and red chiles.

fiambre rojo

Guatemala · Latin America

Short description
Fiambre rojo is a chilled composed salad built from many savory ingredients and a beet-colored dressing.
Ingredients
Chilled composed salad with cold cuts, chicken, shrimp, cheese, beets, pickled vegetables, olives, lettuce, and chiles.
Cultural note
It is commonly prepared for early-November family gatherings, with recipes changing by household and often served in generous platters.
Common misconception
The red color does not usually come from tomato sauce; beets often tint the dressing and vegetables.

image credit

241101-fiambre-guatemala-1.jpg

creator:
Luisfi
license:
CC BY 4.0
modified:
Copied from Wikimedia Commons and resized/re-encoded for Gochizu; no substantive edits.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.