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PUERTO RICO !!DARBY DODDS
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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* TRADITIONAL DISH
- Hearty gumbo made w/ either chicken or
shellfish (Asopao)
COMMON DISHES
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