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Rellenitos, plantains stuffed with black beans?

January 15, 2012 by Tropical Foodies

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 I should eat it the rellenitos as the last course of my meal. Nonetheless… 

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Filed Under: Beans, Plantain Tagged With: Beans, black beans, Guatemala, Plantain, ripe plantains, South America, vegetarian

Jamaicans take the rice and peas (actually beans) award

December 12, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

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… 

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Filed Under: Beans, Rice Tagged With: Beans, Jamaica, Rice, vegetarian

Moros y Cristianos, Cultural mix and history lesson

April 24, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

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.

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Filed Under: Beans, Rice Tagged With: Beans, Cuba, Rice

Yet another colourful Haitian rice!

February 28, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

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 red kidney beans is a basic side dish in Haiti and can be eaten with any kind of meat, poultry or fish.

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Filed Under: Beans, Rice Tagged With: Beans, Haiti, red kidney beans, Rice, riz pois collés

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