What are some popular dishes in Puerto Rico?

Answer 1

• Bacalaitos, crunchy cod fritters;
• Surullitos, sweet plump cornmeal fingers;
• Empanadillas, crescent-shaped turnovers filled with lobster, crab, conch, or beef.
• Frijoles negros (black-bean soup), is Cuban or Puerto Rican in origin.
• Sopón de pollo con arroz -chicken soup with rice- which manages to taste somewhat different in every restaurant
• Sopón de pescado (fish soup), prepared with the head and tail intact.
• Galician broth (caldo gallego) is a dish imported from Spain's northwestern province of Galicia.
• The most traditional Puerto Rican dish is asopao, a hearty gumbo made with either chicken or shellfish.
• Carne guisada puertorriquean; (Puerto Rican beef stew).
• Meat pies (pastelón de carne) are the staple of many Puerto Rican dinners.
• Fried beefsteak with onions (carne frita con cebolla),
• Veal (ternera) a la parmesana, and roast leg of pork, fresh ham, lamb, or veal, a la criolla.
• A festive island dish is lechón asado, or barbecued pig, which is usually cooked for a party of 12 or 15.
• Arroz con pollo (chicken with rice) is the most popular chicken dish on the island
• Chicken in sherry (pollo al jerez),
• Pollo agridulce (sweet and sour chicken)
• Pollitos asados a la parrilla (broiled chickens).
• A popular fried fish with Puerto Rican sauce (mojo isleño).
• Puerto Ricans often cook shrimp in beer (camarones en cerveza).
• Boiled crab (jueyes hervidos).
• Tortilla española (Spanish omelet), cooked with finely chopped onions, cubed potatoes, and olive oil.
• Chayote, a pear-shaped vegetable called christophone throughout most of the English-speaking Caribbean.
• Breadfruit, prepared in a number of ways, frequently accompanies main dishes.
• Tostones - fried green breadfruit slices- accompany most meat, fish, or poultry dishes served on the island.
• Nisperos de batata (sweet-potato balls with coconut, cloves and cinnamon).
• a portion of guava jelly with queso blanco (white cheese).
• orange layer cake,
• banana cupcakes,
• guava cake.
• coconut flan,
• coconut cream desserts,
• crunchy coconut squares,
• coconut with meringue,
• candied coconut rice.
• coconut bread pudding (boudin de pasas con coco).
• Polvo de amor ("love powder") is prepared with grated coconut meat after the milk has been extracted. The coconut is mixed with a lot of sugar and placed in a kettle to cook rapidly, then served crisp and golden brown.

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