DISH RESEARCH · Street food
Ceviche Guatemalteco
Ivon Kwei’s Guatemalan ceviche combines boiled shrimp with citrus juice, tomato, onion and celery.

About Ceviche Guatemalteco
Ivon Kwei’s Guatemalan ceviche combines boiled shrimp with citrus juice, tomato, onion and celery. Cilantro and hierbabuena give the chilled mixture its fresh herbal character.
Worcestershire sauce and salt season the dressing. Optional chile cobanero adds heat, while canned mushrooms and sliced avocado are offered as additions just before serving.
The shrimp and finely chopped vegetables are served cold in deep glasses or glass bowls. Salty crackers accompany the ceviche, and a michelada is an optional drink alongside it.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Crustaceans, Celery, Fish, Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ceviche Guatemalteco
Ivon Kwei’s Guatemalan shrimp ceviche.
- ShrimpProtein
- Fresh limón juiceLiquidIngredient page not linked
- OnionAromatic
- TomatoBase
- CeleryAromatic
- Hierbabuena leavesAromatic
- CilantroAromatic
- Worcestershire sauce (salsa inglesa)Seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Chile cobaneroSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Canned mushroomsBase · Optional
- Sliced avocadoTopping · Optional
- Prepared salty crackersAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- Prepared micheladaAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Shrimp: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Actual37/49 shrimp, Crustaceans positive.
- Fresh limón juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual38/51 Spanish limones, exact citrus species unprovided; no forced botanical lime/lemon.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Actual41/53 celery positive.
- Hierbabuena leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42/53 hierbabuena, broader mint mapping only, exact species unprovided.
- Cilantro: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Worcestershire sauce (salsa inglesa): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual44/51 conventional salsainglesa confirms Fish; full product formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal shrimp boiling water50, retained even drained.
- Chile cobanero (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual46/54 optional native chilli, exact cultivar/form unprovided.
- Canned mushrooms (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47/57 optional canned mushrooms, broader mushroom candidate; species/canning formula unknown.
- Sliced avocado (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47/57 optional.
- Prepared salty crackers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Actual56 conventional galletassaladas confirms Wheat; exact product/full formula unknown.
- Prepared michelada (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual56 optional named drink, exact full recipe/beer cereal/condiment formulas unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Guatemala association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Guatemala
- GuatemalaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guatemalan Cuisine
- Guatemalan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.