what food do they eat in puerto rico?

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what food do they eat in puerto rico?

Answer 1

Puerto rican food -Delicious

white rice with red or pink beans that are cooked in a sauce & poured on top of the rice.

fried chicken, pork chops.

carne guisado (slow cooked meat in suace)

tostones (fried plantains smashed like a pancake)

pasteles (mashed plantains mixed w/ any choice of meat & wrapped in banana leaves & boiled)

rice w/ grandules (pigeon peas)

empanadas (patties w/ beef, chicken, pork or pizza)

pinchos (meat on stick cooked on grill)

alcapurrias (mashed plantains molded into egg like shapes & fried)

mofongo (a ball made w/ beef trip & plantains & more)

modongo (a soup made w/ beef tripe & more)

tropical fruits like mango, guava, pineapple, coconut, & more

they use seasonings like sofrito or recaito, sazon(w/ cilantro) & adobo

dessert like guava filled pastries & flan

they make rum like Bacardi, so that is included in many alcoholic beverages like pina colada & coquito(coconut cream drink for holidays)

Here is an article:
Main Dishes

Puerto Rican cuisine is as eclectic as it is varied. Local food has earned a reputation it most decidedly does not deserve for being hot, fiery and spicy. In actuality, although it is prepared with a multiplicity of richly varied spices and condiments, Puerto Ricans tend to season their food more subtly than one might imagine.

The aroma that wafts from kitchens throughout Puerto Rico comes from adobo and sofrito, blends of herb's and spices that give many native foods their distinctive taste and color. Adobo, made from crushing together peppercorns, oregano, garlic, salt, olive oil, and lime juice or vinegar, is rubbed into meats before they are roasted.

Sofrito is an aromatic and well seasoned sauce made from pureed tomatoes, onions, garlic, sweet red chili peppers, cilantro, and colored with achiote (annato seeds), which imparts the bright yellow color to the islands rice, soups, and stews.

Native Caribbean flavors are evident in the majority of Puerto Rican recipes. The most popular dinner dishes are stewed meats, rice and beans, and an enormous selection of fritters, and desserts made from local fruits and vegetables.

Platanos (plantain bananas), seem to be the most popular side dish served on the island. Plantains are a variety of banana that cannot be eaten raw. They are harvested while green and then baked, fried, or boiled.

Desserts and Drinks

Desserts usually include some form of flan (custard). Equally traditional would be a portion of guava jelly or paste with white cheese. Chefs take the bountiful harvest of Puerto Rican fruits and create any number of desserts. The pumpkin, which grows in abundance on Puerto Rico, is used not only to flavor soups and as a side vegetable, but also to make the succulent base for a traditional Puerto Rican cake. Coconut is probably the most common dessert ingredient. Many delectable desserts are made with its milk, along with a classic preparation of coconut bread pudding.

Finish your meal with strong, black, aromatic Puerto Rican Coffee (café); served espresso black or generously served with hot milk and sugar. Rum (Rón) is the national drink, and you can buy it in almost any shade. Each bartender worthy of the profession in Puerto Rico likes to concoct his or her favorite Rum libation.


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Answer 4

They have all kinds of food there, if you are uncomfortable with the native dishes, there is a huge American influence there, and you can find McDonald's, Subway, Wendy's and KFC to name a few. Puerto Rican food is so delicious, you are lucky to be going there, enjoy it. Mofongo and tostones are my favorite, along with my arroz con habichuelas - oh, mira! My most favorite Puerto Rican dish that I still want to try is Ricky Martin. Aye Dios Mio.

Answer 5

Everything You eat in USA Plus Good Puertorican Cuisine..

Arroz con Gandules=yellow rice with Green pigeon peas
Pasteles=it's a mix of green bananas and Yams (looks like a Tamal) wrap in a Banana leaf
alcapurrias=a Yucca or green banana fritter.
Bacalaitos=Cod Fish fritters
Pernil=Roasted Pork
arroz con Dulce=a Puertorrican Rice Pudding.
tembleque=Coconut custard pudding

check it out at www.welcometopuertorico.org

Answer 6

rice w/ grandules (pigeon peas) Pork, Pinchos, Chicken, Beans, Regeno de papa, alcapurrias, bacalaítos fritos, pasteles, tostones (fried plantains), pastelillos,empanadas, carne guisado, lots and lots of finger lickin greasy delicious food. We use seasonings like sofrito, sazon & adobo I am puerto rican and puerto rican food is my favorite of all time....ay, its so good. We also have the BEST dessert: Flan! Its like heaven in your mouth

Answer 7

Puerto Rican food.

Answer 8

All the things people said is right, our traditional plate is "arroz blanco con habichulas coloradas" (rice and red beans w/ your choice of pork chops, fried chicken, red meat stew) for light lunch or breakfast alcapurrias, empanadillas, pastelillos, sorullitos and for snack bacalaitos, piononos, rellenos de papas and so many more ( I don't put the description because the others said before). But you can found so many restaurant that carry international food, by the way very good one's. The typical puertorican people don't eat traditional food in our restaurant, why? because we make this all time in our houses. You can found good puertorican food in restaurant like Ajilimojili (Condado,PR), Ropa Vieja (Condado,PR / this one carry cuban food too, because is very similar to ours), there so many others in others counties of the island.

Answer 9

like both, fruits: berries, oranges, pears, peaches, dragonfruit, pomegranate.... Vegetables: CUCUMBERS, bok choy, green beans, broccoli,.... We guess the two are great.

Answer 10

Puerto Rico has one of the best international recohnized cuisine. go to http://www.holasanjuan.com for more information. See for yourself.