El Vigorón is a typical nica dish that contains cooked yucca, chicharrón and cabbage salad, a must in most Nicaraguan dishes. The same cabbage salad used in the Vaho, Chancho with YUca and the fritanga.
This dish is famous throughout Nicaragua, however its production is greater in Granada, it is common to find in those colonial streets street vendors offering this rich dish. Vigorón granadino is served especially if or if with a glass of fresh cocoa, pinolillo or tiste, drink them with every vocado of yucca with chicharrón is a delight. Have you already had your mouth watered, no?
And not only that, many tourists and the nicas themselves, leave for Granada, to eat their respective vigour, with the view of the joy of the people in the Pergola of the Central Park in which carriages pulled by horses are still observed, or while enjoying the atmosphere of the shim. This experience is an authentic delight for anyone and not only for the taste of the dish, but for everything that comes with enjoying it.
And the other thing is that this dish is also served on birthdays. When the birthday boy is fed up with piñata rice (Valencian rice), this option is quite economical and rich.
So from here on you’ll learn how to cook Vigorón. Are you ready to cook? It’s been said!
What are the ingredients in Vigorón?
- 2 pounds of cassava, peeled and chopped
- Water
- Half a cabbage
- 1/2 cup black vinegar
- Onion chopped to taste
- 2 diced tomatoes
- Salt to taste
- 2 pounds of pork rinds
- Banana or Chagüite leaves.
How is the Vigorón made? Here your preparation
- In a hole we boil water.
- We make the yucca peeled and in pieces and add salt to taste. We wait for the cassava to burst for at least 20 minutes.
- Then we make the salad. We start by making small strips of cabbage.
- In a corduroy mix the cabbage with the diced tomato together with the onion. Once we see that little color of all the mixtures.
- We add salt to taste and vinegar, once ready we proceed to mix again.
- We serve it in chaguite leaves, first there is a good ration of cassava, then we overflow a bit of pork rinds and put the salad with some
- congo chili and ready to eat it has been said.
Where to buy a good Vigorón in Nicaragua?
If you liked the recipe of the vigorón of Nicaragua and what you want is to eat it already, without waiting, the ideal would be to look for it already done and we leave you a complete list of where to find it:
- Mercado Roberto Huembé
- Mercado Mayoreo
- Mercado Oriental
- Mi Viejo Ranchito de la Carretera a Masaya
- Mercado Israel Lewites
- Vigoron La Abuela del Centro Comercial Managua
- Restaurante El Buen sazón
- Restaurante El Mirador Tiscapa
- Tiangues de la Avenida Bolívar
- Parque Central de Granada
- La Cocina de Doña Haydee
If you go to any of these places its price will be around 80 córdobas
Images of the Nicaraguan Vigorón
vigoron granadino
vigoron nicaraguense
vigoron de granada
So? Tell us, did you like this recipe of the Nicaraguan Vigorón? Have you already made this meal by following our steps? Tell us! And if you have any questions, we can help you keep this unique dish from sucking your fingers.