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How to Cook dishes from Cuba
Cuban cuisine combines influences from
African cuisine,
Caribbean cuisine,
and
Spanish cuisine.
It should be noted that are significant dishes between the cuisine in
the East and West of the island. In eastern Cuba,
criollo (creole) cuisine tends to predominate, and you can also
find many foods influenced by the
Puerto Rican cuisine and the
cuisine of the Dominican Republic (although often with particular
Cuban twists). In the West of Cuba, the influences of European and
Spanish cuisine are more apparent,
and there are also some dishes which are influenced by
Chinese cuisine which are popular in
the capital, Havana.
Some popular Cuban recipes and dishes include:
- Arroz con pollo - Chicken with yellow rice.
- Boliche - Beef eye round roast stuffed with chorizo, all in a tomato
sauce.

- Croquetas - Croquettes eaten as a finger food, especially in Havana.
They contain cheese or ground beef, chicken, ham or fish, in a white sauce,
and are then coated in bread crumbs and deep-fried.
- Fabada Asturiana - A rich bean stew with white beans, black blood sausage (morcilla),
spicy sausage (chorizo) and pork shoulder (lacón). It is flavored with saffron
(azafrán) and seasonings, and is inspired by the Spanish dish of the same name.
- Huevos a la habanera - Fried eggs on rice with plantains.
- Mofongo - This dish tends to be eaten in
eastern Cuba (as well as
Puerto Rico).
In Cuba it is also known as "Fou-fou".
The dish consists of mashed plantains which are stuffed with chicken, pork or seafood.
- Papas rellenas - Potato balls filled with ground beef, fried.
- Picadillo - Ground beef with tomatoes, olives and capers. It is usually served
with black beans and rice.
- Platillo Moros y Cristianos - The Cuban version of rice and beans, made from black beans
and white rice. The name is inspired by, and refers to the Reconquista of
Spain (the Christian reconquest of
Spain from Muslims), the Christians
being referred to as "Cristianos" and represented by the rice, the muslims (Moors)
being refered to as "Moros", being represented by the beans.
- Ropa vieja - This dish is originally from the Canary Islands in
Spain.
Literally translated from
Spanish,
its name means "old clothes", although why it is called this is unknown.
The dish consists of shredded flank steak in a tomato sauce, and is typically
served with black beans, fried cassava, plantains and yellow rice.

- Tortilla de papa - Egg and potato omelette.
- Tostones - Sliced unripe plantains, fried to make them crispy like potato chips.
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