Name: Vegetable empanadas Eaten in: Cuba, Latin America … Continue reading Vegetable empanadas or how to turn a meat lover into a vegetarian
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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.
When in doubt, go with fried plantains
Name : Alloco, maduros, dodo, fried plantains Eaten in: West Africa, Central Africa, South America and the Caribbean I often joke around that even if knew that a plate full of alloco was a trap, I would still go ahead and eat the plantains, and then try my best to get out of the trap… Continue reading When in doubt, go with fried plantains