Name: Vegetable empanadas Eaten in: Cuba, Latin America … Continue reading Vegetable empanadas or how to turn a meat lover into a vegetarian
A delicious goat meat recipe to add to your repertoire
Name: Taso (Fried goat) Eaten in: Haiti Foodie: Gen What would you think about treating yourself with an unusual meat, goat, for a special occasion? Taso might just be your best pick! Taso is not a basic dish in Haiti as goat meat can be expensive. Some people replace goat meat with beef but having… Continue reading A delicious goat meat recipe to add to your repertoire
Aranitas- spiders?
Name: Aranitas Eaten in: South America Foodie: Elodie Aranitas means spiders in Spanish. Do not worry, you will not need to go chase some tropical spider to realize this dish, all you need are plantains and garlic. Garlic is in my opinion what really gives this dish its taste. I had never had, nor made aranitas before,… Continue reading Aranitas- spiders?
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.