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Kak'ik

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Kak'ik is a soup made from a type of turkey called chompipe, and is typical of Guatemalan cuisine. It is a pre-Hispanic food whose name is of Mayan origin, deriving from the Q'eqchi' words kak, meaning red, and ik. In 2007, it was declared part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

Facts
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Guatemala 2
Sources
1. Kak'ik (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak'ik
    Kak'ik is a soup made from a type of turkey called chompipe and is typical of Guatemalan cuisine.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak'ik (dietary-suitability)
    Kak'ik is a soup made from a type of turkey called chompipe and is typical of Guatemalan cuisine.
2. Kak'ik (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Guatemala
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Guatemala
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