I recently-ish got back from a trip to Puerto Rico with a friend. Puerto Rico is an amazing place and I want to share of some things that made it unlike any that I've visited. Puerto Rico isn't a huge island but I only saw a small part of it- San Juan and Vieques. I've split it up into a few themed posts. Here's the first- food!
[Fried yuca]
I enjoyed this dish a number of times. As a good Southern girl, I love anything that is fried!
[Fried yuca]
I enjoyed this dish a number of times. As a good Southern girl, I love anything that is fried!
[Mofongo]
Mofongo is a Puerto Rican speciality. It's mashed plantain that's topped with meat, seafood or vegetables. It's slightly sweet but overall just a starchy flavor.
[Conch, rice with peas, tostones]
Eaten next to the water from a small shack.
My friend is a vegetarian so this is what resulted from our broken-Spanish attempts to ask for no meat. Conch is apparently an aphrodisiac, according to the man who was cooking our meal, but neither my friend or I ate enough of it to notice the effect. It has a fairly firm texture for seafood, similar perhaps to cooked shrimp, and a mild flavor.
[Pork, rice with peas and tostones]
This was my meal. The pork was delicious and could have fed three people. We were given a sauce- or rather, a ketchup/mayonnaise mixture- for the plantains that was pretty delicious and gave them a french fry-esque flair.
Also note, the mango to the right. A free gift from the restaurateur.
Eaten next to the water from a small shack.
My friend is a vegetarian so this is what resulted from our broken-Spanish attempts to ask for no meat. Conch is apparently an aphrodisiac, according to the man who was cooking our meal, but neither my friend or I ate enough of it to notice the effect. It has a fairly firm texture for seafood, similar perhaps to cooked shrimp, and a mild flavor.
[Pork, rice with peas and tostones]
This was my meal. The pork was delicious and could have fed three people. We were given a sauce- or rather, a ketchup/mayonnaise mixture- for the plantains that was pretty delicious and gave them a french fry-esque flair.
Also note, the mango to the right. A free gift from the restaurateur.
[Shrimp over tostones with rice]
And the drinks:
[Sangria]
[Bushwacker]
My friend and I never heard of this drink but while hiding out a storm that never arrived, we admired one a lovely woman was drinking. She insisted we try one and ordered us each a drink.
[Mojito]
Made with Don Q Cristal.
[Medalla]
Sadly sold only in Puerto Rico.
And the drinks:
[Sangria]
[Bushwacker]
My friend and I never heard of this drink but while hiding out a storm that never arrived, we admired one a lovely woman was drinking. She insisted we try one and ordered us each a drink.
[Mojito]
Made with Don Q Cristal.
[Medalla]
Sadly sold only in Puerto Rico.
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