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Puerto Rican cuisine is a product of diverse cultural influences, including Taíno Arawak, Spanish Criollos, and Africans. [5] It is characterized by a unique blend of Spanish seasonings and ingredients, which makes it similar to Spanish and other Latin American cuisines. [6] [7] Locally, it is known as cocina criolla.
Mofongo (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈfoŋɡo]) is a dish from Puerto Rico with plantains as its main ingredient. [1] Plantains are picked green, cut into pieces and typically fried but can be boiled or roasted, then mashed with salt, garlic, broth, and olive oil in a wooden pilón (mortar and pestle).
Place of origin. Puerto Rico. Region or state. Greater Antilles. Main ingredients. Medium-grain rice, pigeon peas, sofrito, annatto, and pork. Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito. This is Puerto Rico's national dish along with roasted pork. [1] [2] [3]
Diced potatoes cooked with picadillo or corned beef are the most typical fillings; others include longaniza, blood sausage, braised meat, cheese, seafood and vegetables. [5] They can be deep-fried in lard or oil, or baked ( alcapurrias horneadas ). [6] When cooked, the fritter is "hot and brittle". [7] Alcapurrias are served at kiosks and at ...
Pasteles ( Spanish pronunciation: [pasˈteles]; singular pastel ), also pastelles in the English-speaking Caribbean, are a traditional dish in several Latin American and Caribbean countries. In Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean coast of Colombia, the dish looks like a tamal.
A version of pastelón prepared with sweet plantains, ground beef, tomato-based sauce and cheese. In Puerto Rico pastelón is considered a Puerto Rican variation of lasagna and inspired by such. Sweet plantains are peeled cut lengthwise in to strips and fried. The plantain replaces lasagna pasta. Traditional pastelón is with stewed ground beef ...
Tamale. A tamale, in Spanish tamal, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves. [1] The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or used as a plate.
Coral Gables, FL- March 31 2023 - Jan Karlo Ruiz Ortiz, owner of the Bistro Café hard at work in the kitchen at the Bistro Café in Coral Gables. Bistro Cafe, 4155 Laguna Street, Coral Gables. As ...