Name: Rellenitos Eaten in: Guatemala Foodie : Elodie I am a little conflicted when it comes to this dish. Not about his taste, it was delicious, but about it being a desert. I am not used to having plantains for dessert, and the black bean filling was not quite sweet enough to convince myself that… Continue reading Rellenitos, plantains stuffed with black beans?
Category: Beans
Jamaicans take the rice and peas (actually beans) award
It is rumored that Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world because he grew up eating boiled yams… Well, I will let you form your own opinion on that rumor, but if you’d like to try a dish that will make you “fly,” I can certainly recommend the Jamaican rice and peas recipe featured
Moros y Cristianos, Cultural mix and history lesson
Name: Moros y Cristianos Eaten in: Cuba/Mexico Foodie: Linda It is not often that a dish stirs up so much debate based on its name only… Moros y Cristianos or Moors and Christians is a mix of black beans and white rice. Black beans represent the dark-skinned Moors and the white rice represent the lighter-skinned Christians.
Yet another colourful Haitian rice!
Name: Diri ak pois coles (rice and red beans) Eaten in: Haiti Foodie: Gen Remember a previous post (Diri ak djon djon) in which I said that I enjoyed eating rice of different colors? Well, the time has come to introduce another of my favourite; that is the “pinkish” one. This recipe of rice with… Continue reading Yet another colourful Haitian rice!