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Arroz con Gandules

Puerto Rican
9/10

Puerto Rico's signature rice with pigeon peas, sofrito, and pork, cooked in a caldero for a crispy pegao bottom.

Pork Rice Dish STOVETOP G
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Mofongo

Puerto Rican
9/10

Mashed fried green plantains with garlic and chicharrón — Puerto Rico's beloved side.

Pork Street Food STOVETOP G
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Mofongo

Puerto Rican
9/10

Fried green plantains mashed with garlic, olive oil, and chicharron, formed into a dome and served with broth.

Pork Small Plate & Appetizer STOVETOP G

Pernil (Puerto Rican Roast Pork)

Puerto Rican
9/10

Pork shoulder studded with garlic and adobo, marinated overnight and slow-roasted until the skin crackles.

Pork Grilled & Roasted OVEN G
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Alcapurrias

Puerto Rican
8/10

Torpedo-shaped fritters with a green banana and yautia dough shell filled with picadillo.

Beef Street Food STOVETOP G
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Asopao de Pollo

Puerto Rican
8/10

Puerto Rican chicken and rice gumbo-soup, thicker than soup but thinner than rice, with olives and capers.

Chicken Soup STOVETOP G
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Pasteles

Puerto Rican
8/10

Banana leaf-wrapped bundles of grated green banana and root vegetable masa filled with seasoned pork.

Pork Dumpling STOVETOP G
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Sofrito (Puerto Rican)

Puerto Rican
8/10

Aromatic green cooking base of aji dulce, recao, cilantro, garlic, onion, and peppers, used in nearly every dish.

Vegetarian Small Plate & Appetizer NO_COOK Vegan G

Tembleque

Puerto Rican
7/10

Jiggly coconut pudding set with cornstarch and dusted with cinnamon, a beloved Christmas dessert.

None Small Plate & Appetizer STOVETOP V G