Puerto Rican cuisine

Puerto Rican cuisine has its roots in the cooking traditions and practices of Europe, Africa and the native Taínos.

Characteristic parts

Achiote

Central American plant, source of annatto

Adobo sauce

Iberian culinary style

Ají dulce

sweet perennial peppers found in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ajilimójili

chili sauce from Puerto Rico

Alcapurria

fritter dish from Puerto Rico

Alfajor

South American sweet dessert

Almojábana

Colombian buns made with corn flour and cuajada milk curd

Arepa

type of food made of ground maize dough

Arroz con coco

coconut-flavoured rice

Arroz con gandules

Puerto Rico's national dish

Arroz con maiz

Latin American dish

Arroz con maiz y salchichas

Puerto Rican dish of rice, corn, and sausage

Arroz con Pollo

traditional dish of Spain and Latin America

Arroz junto

Puerto Rican rice dish

Asopao

Caribbean stew, popular in Puerto Rico

Bienmesabe

Spanish or Latin American tapas or dessert

Blood sausage

Sausage using blood as an ingredient

Bread pudding

Bread-based dessert popular in many countries' cuisines

Buñuelo

fried dough ball

Cazuela

South American dishes cooked in shallow unglazed earthenware

Chicharrón

Spanish and Latin American dish of pork belly or pork rind

Chicken adobo

Iberian culinary style

Chorizo

pork sausage originating and typical of the Iberian Peninsula, spread to Latin America of raw minced pork, seasoned with spices and dried

Coco Lopez

Puerto Rican coconut product

Coconut macaroon

type of cookie

Coquito

Puerto Rican rum and coconut milk cocktail

Empanada

baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling

Empanadilla

baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling

Epis

sauce used as a base in Latin American, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese cooking

Giniling

Filipino ground meat, similar to picadillo

savory food made from cornmeal batter

Jibarito

Green plantain sandwich

Johnnycake

Cornmeal flatbread

Lechón

Spanish term for whole roasted pig

Longaniza

Type of sausage originating from Spain

Macaroon

type of cookie

Manjar blanco

Sweet dairy ingredient in Latin America, Spain, and the Philippines

Marallo

Puerto Rican dessert

Mazamorra

beverage from Iberia or Latin America

Mofongo

Puerto Rican dish.

Mojito isleño

Puerto Rican condiment

Mojo

several types of sauces

Morcilla

sausage filled with blood that are cooked or dried and mixed with a filler until they are thick enough to congeal when cooled

Natilla

Latin American custard dessert

Papa rellena

traditional dish in Peruvian cuisine

Pasteles

Carribean and Latin American guineo/cornmeal/rice/cassava dumpling

Pastelón

Puerto Rican casserole

Pavochon

Puerto Rican dish of roasted turkey

Pernil

slow-roasted marinated pork

Picadillo

Piña colada

sweet, rum-based cocktail with coconut and pineapple

Pinchitos

Southern Spain skewered meat dish

Pionono

Spanish pastry

Pique verde boricua

Puerto Rican green hot sauce

Plantain

banana-like vegetable, less sweet

Recaíto

Salchichón

Spanish summer sausage

Salsa Criolla

Peruvian sauce

Sofrito

Flavor base in Latin American, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese cuisine

Sopa de salchichon

Sorullos

Puerto Rican fried cornmeal dish

Tembleque

coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico

Tostones

double fried plantain slices

Tres leches

dessert

Tres Leches cake

Sponge cake soaked in three milks, popular in Albania and Turkey

Virgin Piña Colada

sweet, rum-based cocktail with coconut and pineapple

Has characteristic parts: Achiote Adobo sauce Ajilimójili Ají dulce Alcapurria Alfajor^es Almojábana Arepa Arroz con Pollo^es Arroz con coco Arroz con gandules Arroz con maiz^es Arroz con maiz y salchichas^es-pr Arroz junto Asopao^es Bienmesabe Blood sausage Bread pudding Buñuelo^es Cazuela Chicharrón Chicken adobo Chorizo Coco Lopez Coconut macaroon^fil Coquito^es Empanada^es Empanadilla^es Epis Giniling^fil Guanime Habichuelas Guisadas Hallacas Hushpuppy Jibarito Johnnycake Lechón Longaniza^es Macaroon Manjar blanco^es Marallo^es Mazamorra Mofongo Mojito isleño Mojo Morcilla^es Natilla^es Papa rellena Pasteles Pastelón Pavochon Pernil Picadillo^es Pinchitos Pionono^fil Pique verde boricua Piña colada^es Plantain Recaíto Salchichón Salsa Criolla Sofrito^es Sopa de salchichon^es Sorullos Tembleque Tostones^es Tres Leches cake Tres leches Virgin Piña Colada

Categories: Caribbean cuisine Cuisine Latin American cuisine

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Wikidata ID: Q11682049

Wikipedia title: Puerto Rican cuisine

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Wikipedia article: Puerto Rican cuisine

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