Photos: Flavors of Belize

Escabeche is an onion soup cooked with chicken.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Edna Guevara, owner of the Flavors of Belize, displays escabeche soup, front, a bowl of rich chirmole and a traditional Belize tamale.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Chirmole is a high-intensity soupy sauce that’s poured over poached chicken and a hard-cooked egg. It’s a classic Maya dish in Belize.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Flavors of Belize is on South La Brea Avenue near San Vicente, where the Relax Inn coffee shop used to be.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)