The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), also known as the ichneumon, is a species of mongoose.he Egyptian Mongoose has a body 48â60 cm long, and a 33â54 cm tail. It weighs 1.7â4 kg. The Egyptian mongoose has a slender body, with a pointed snout and small ears. It has 35â40 teeth, with highly developed carnassials, used for shearing meat.
Traditional Guatemalan snack foods come in the form of tamales and empanadas. These fried pastries usually consist of corn meal, potatoes and meat. Fresh fruits from the rain forest are also popular as cheap and healthy snack foods.ood. Guatemala does not have a standout national dish, but several foods feature in everyday diets. Almost all dishes include some form of black beans, white rice and corn tortillas. Breakfast often combines the aforementioned elements with scrambled eggs and fried plantains.
Fried Chicken. Guatemala is home to the largest fast-food company in Latin America, Pollo Campero. Pollo Campero specializes in fried chicken, and it not only has hundreds of outlets in the Western hemisphere, it's expanded as far as Indonesia, China and Bahrain as well as across the US.andy in the Guatemalan city of Antigua is famous for its quality and variety of flavors. The most famous candy shop in Antigua, and quite probably in Guatemala as a whole, is Dona DoÃ±aÂ­mari MarÃ­. a gordillo