What is it?

good

Typical caribbean fare- chicken & rice, beans, varied seafood, pastelitos (meat or fruit pies) cooked in lard, plenty of vegetables, & a huge assortment of sweet, naturally sun- ripened fruit.

My favorite was lechon asado (pig on a spit) with the feet stuffed & baked separately kinda like potatoes.

Puerto Riqueños come in all races but quite a few are a blend of Arawak Indian, white (usually Spanish), and/or black.

They tend to be a very passionate, hard working people.

I lived there for a few years as a child & my brother was born there.

Had a beautiful nanny.

hubba hubba

awesome. bring on the bacalaitos!!

Thanks, Bloodsport.

Noticed a PR cafe opened up the street. Considering a stop, but had no idea what to order.

What should a overly-white guy order on his first venture? Something easy on the stomach, but still tasty.

try tostones, 8track

they are fried green slices of plantain

--starchy, usually a little salty

it's staple food in many Latin American countries

eat some for me....I'm cuttin' back on carbs LOL

I'd go with the house specialty- usually their best (and freshest) or arroz con pollo. But the meat pies and/or bacalaitos (cod fritters- LOL) like Hojo said are to die for.

Delectable lechon (pork) when it is slowly and thoroughly cooked will melt in your mouth.

Just make sure that it isn't undercooked and your server has washed his hands or you could get brain worms.

YES! Tostones or fried plantains/bananas!! Caramba!

Be careful though. Or you'll bleed grease at your next blood test...

mmm arroz con pollo

well I am at my favorite cafe and the grocery store is RIGHT THERE so I gonna have to cook up a store today

dang it 8track...now I'm hungry

^ I'll be right over. Is one hour ok? LOL!

are you goin to fly, Bloody?

Have to make sopa de pollo for the kiddies today...now I want arroz con pollo and who knows what else I'll want to cook after this thread gets goin' today sheesh

oh, I forgot...I don't cook for teacher dissers LOL

j/k!

So everything there is either loaded with cholesterol or will give me brain worms?

Yikes.

My dis was directed more towards corporate trainers rather than school age kids' teachers, smart alec.

Nothing feistier than a hungry schoolmarm.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR... (in my best Bob Hope)

Just for that, I'll be there in HALF an hour & boy will my arms be tired! LOL!

Russ, I wouldn't worry too much. I don't remember seeing too many unhealthy Puerto Ricans when I was there.

Treat yourself. You're already worm ridden as it is, maricon.

LMAO well if you were dissin' corp. trainers...someone send me his snailer cause that deserves a slap on the back! (no offense to good corp. trainers...but I've had run-ins with with trainers who think they can train people from a 5th grade reading level to high school grad in 5 fun-filled training sessions)

8track-when we solely ate these dishes visiting family, I think I was never leaner of healthier

now I have to cook it for my diet geez...it never ends

'..dis was directed more towards corporate trainers..'

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Screw you both!

Don't worry about it, 8. You're the best & you know it.

I've heard your boss is always raving & asking about you- "Now, where's that special somabich???"

I was only thinking of one particular trainer in my experience....I know many excellent trainers....my apologies, 8track

My sister's husband is Puerto Rican. Dude makes some KILLER chicken, red beans and rice.

My sister is a very good cook. She's got him eating Italian fare. And he's getting fat. LOL!

yummie sounds like they live in heaven