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Armando Garay and Sabores De Mi H 

Armando Garay, born in Choluteca, Honduras, is a long-time resident of Kenner and has been in the construction business in Kenner since 1995. Armando Garay and Karen Raudales opened a 2nd business, Altere Supermarket, and in 2019, founders of Sabores De Mi H (Flavors of Honduras).

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A business development professional with +25 years of in-depth experience in construction, grocery, and restaurant, he has demonstrated business and personal management expertise with a specialty in the building and hospitality industry.

Armando’s community outreach service is extensive, with +10 years of comprehensive civic experience. He serves as an active member of various local soccer clubs. He also serves as a subject matter expert in concerts and festivals in the New Orlena Metro Area and the City of Kenner, Louisiana, home of the fastest-growing Hispanic population.

A sampling of the numerous boards and associations he serves includes the Kenner Business Association (KBA), Horizon Hispanic Committee, and Kenner Hispanic Fest. Co-founder of the New Orleans Athletics, March 2016. Armando has received numerous awards from civic agencies and local government.

His concern for the community is typified by his participation and contribution to the growth and well-being of the City of Kenner and surrounding parishes and his continuing volunteer work to aid the victims of disasters at home and abroad.

Armando founded the 1st and only of its kind in the metropolitan area, the Baleada Festival, on September 04, 2019. The event includes exciting activities for the whole family, Latin food, live music, dances, crafts, and games for the kids.

With so much going on, Armando enjoys time off with the family to attend church, travel, and do outdoor activities.

 

Sabores De Mi H (pronounced Sa’βordez Day Mē Ah’cheh) translated, Flavors of Honduras, is a family restaurant, completely remodeled, because our purpose is that you enjoy a good dish of Honduran and Central American gastronomy in a clean and pleasant place.

The Central American gastronomy is characterized by the fusion of three great cultures, its geographical location, and remarkably diverse topography and climate, which are the sources of a great variety and availability of ingredients. Despite the geographic and social differences that determine the type of food in the seven different countries of the isthmus, corn, the indigenous crop that forms part of the food base of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican societies that inhabited the region, is the common denominator in the gastronomy of all the countries. In addition to corn, products such as cassava, black and red beans, peanuts, rice, chili peppers, avocado, cocoa, pineapple, and coconut, among others, are also essential. The secret of Central American cuisine is also in the use of many different species, and the rich combination of flavors that will make you enjoy its varied gastronomy.

Our specialty, Honduran gastronomy is truly diverse, combining indigenous pre-Columbian, Spanish, Creole, and African elements. Its traditional cuisine is dominated by corn, seafood, meat, poultry and fish, corn and wheat tortillas, beans, rice, dairy products, green or ripe bananas, and yucca, among others. Some of Honduras’ traditional dishes are the Machuca, the Casabe, the Baleada, the Mondongo Soup, Seafood, Chicken, Quesadillas and Tamales, and Roasted Beef on skewers. Coffee is a popular aromatic beverage throughout the national territory, and some of the most popular beverages are Horchata, Tamarindo, Jamaica, Piña, and Maracuyá.

Our doors are open to the public, visit us, and meet our delicious flavors and meals prepared instantly and come and taste our variety.

We feel grateful and humble for all the support that we have and continue to receive from our customers that have found a home away from home, we hope to see you soon.

Armando Garay
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