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Dive into the rich culinary heritage of Puerto Rico, from traditional dishes like asopao and empanadas to festive Lechon asado. Explore popular dishes, cooking utensils, and unique food customs. Savor the flavors of Puerto Rican cuisine!
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DARBY DODDS PUERTO RICO !!
FOOD IMPORTS/EXPORTS • IMPORT : $40.8 billion • Tobacco, Chocolate, Fish • EXPORT : $61.7 billion • Bananas, Coconuts, Rum, Canned Tuna, Beverage Concentrates -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COMMON DISHES • * TRADITIONAL DISH • - Hearty gumbo made w/ either chicken or • shellfish (Asopao)
COMMON DISHES • * APPETIZER & SOUP • - Soup: Chicken soup w/ rice ( sopon de pollo con arroz) • - Appetizer: Crescent shaped turnovers filled w/ lobster, crab, conch, or beef (Empanadas)
COMMON DISHES • * DESSERTS • - Some form of custard or sweet potato balls w/ coconut, cloves, and cinnamon • - Classic is coconut bread pudding • - Preserve and jellies
COMMON DISHES • * MAIN DISHES • - Puerto Rican beef stew (Carne guisada puertorriquena) • - Staple of many Puerto Rican dinners (Meat pies) • - Fried beef steak with onions • - Veal • - Calf brains, calf kidneys, stuffed beef tongue • - Barbecued pig (Lechon asado) : Festive Island Dish
COMMON DISHES • * DRINKS • - Strong, black, aromatic Puerto Rican coffee (finishing meals) • - Entirely proper to order a cold beer before looking at the menu • - National Drink : Rum
MAJOR COOKING UTENSILS • *Wooden Mortar • -used to grind, mash, or crush herbs, ingredients, and seasonings • * Coffee Maker • * Coffee Strainer • * Achiotera • -a container used to store annatto oil with its seeds • * Authentic cast • -pots and pans
MAJOR COOKING UTENSILS • * Filling Tostonera • -used for making filled tostones with meat, chicken, or shrimp • * Tostonera • -used for making tostones • * Puerto Rican paper for pastels
TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS • *CHRISTMAS • - Christmas Eve (Noche buena) • ~ Family and friends get together for festivities and traditional foods of lechon asado & pasteles
TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS • *CHRISTMAS • - New Years Eve (Despedida de Ano) • ~Some people eat one grape at every chime for good luck
TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS • * TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY FOODS • - Main Dish: roast pork served along with arroz con gandules, platanos and pastels • - Beverage: Conquito ( made using coconut milk and rum)
TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS • - Dessert: • 1. rice cooked w/ spices, sugar, milk, and coconut milk (Arroz con dulce ) • 2. custard made w/ cornstarch, sugar, and coconut milk (Trembleque)
POPULAR DISHES • * APPETIZERS • - Stuffed yuca fritters (Alcapurrias) • - Deep fried salt cod (Bacalaitos) • - Green bananas with spicy sauce (Guineitos verdes en salsa aji-li-mojili) • - Stuffed pastries (Pastelillos) • - Fried plantains (Tostones)
POPULAR DISHES • * SOUPS • - Chicken stew (Asopao de pollo) • - Chicken soup with rice (Sopon de pollo con arroz) • - Root vegetable stew (Sancocho) • * SALAD • - Shredded salt cod w/ capers and olives (Ensalada de bacalao)
POPULAR DISHES • * DESSERTS • - Coconut pie (Pastel de coco) • - Coconut pudding (Tembleque) • - Carmel custard (Flan de leche) • - Latin rice pudding (Arroz con dulce) • - Lime pie (Pastel de limon verde)
POPULAR DISHES • * BEVERAGES • - Coffee with milk (Cafe-con-leche) • - Beer (Cerveza) • - Fruit shakes (Batidos) • - Rum (Sugarcan liquor)
VIDEO #1 & #2 • http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=abHiArkkdug • http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=G31s49nZ_7o&p=PLvmU8RD9v_nT9oMK5riWqFhVlxMMfHXI3
WORKS CITED • Import/export : http://www.topuertorico.org/economy.shtml • Food: http: //www.topuertorico.org/culture/foodrink.shtml • Christmas: http://www.elboricua.com/traditions.html • Popular dishes:http://www.whats4eats.com/caribbean/puerto-rico-cuisine-menu • Cooking utensils:http://www.elcolmadito.com/usinstcocina.asp