Chimole is a dish common in Yucatán, Mexico and

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and is also known as "Black Dinner" because of its dark appearance. Ingredients include spices and some black recado (achiote paste, a blend of spices commonly used in Maya cuisine) in block pieces. This dish was first known by

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, but because of the

's vast cultural diversity, most

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are making it in their homes and for special occasions.Platinum International Real Estate and Investments - Belize Division.: Chimole a very popular soup in Belize
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Recipe

Ingredients

*1 chicken (cut into pieces) *2 tomatoes (diced) *1/2 onion (sliced) *1/2 sweet pepper (sliced) *1/2 block of black recado *1/4 cup complete seasoning *1 tsp

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*Salt and pepper *6 boiled eggs (for serve) *

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or rice (for serve)

References

{{reflist *Moreno, W. (n.d.). Platinum International Real Estate and Investments - Belize Division.: Chimole a very popular soup in Belize. Platinum International Real Estate and Investments - Belize Division.: Chimole a Very Popular Soup in Belize. Retrieved from http://platinumhomesbelize.blogspot.com/2011/11/chimole-very-popular-soup-in-belize.html *Chimole Recipe. (n.d.). Calories in Chimole. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20131227101559/http://caloriecount.about.com/chimole-recipe-r351789 Cuisine of Yucatán Belizean cuisine