Unripe breadfruit is cut into chunks, deep-fried, flattened, and then fried again. They are popular throughout the island of Puerto Rico!
Pasteles
Unique blend of grated green bananas, plantains, and root vegetables. These savory pasteles are filled with a variety of seasoned meats, wrapped in banana leaves, and boiled to perfection.
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Arroz con Gandules
The main components of arroz con gandules is rice and pigeon peas. The key to the delicious flavor of this and many Puerto Rican recipes is aromatic sofrito, which is a blend of green peppers, onion, garlic, sweet Caribbean peppers known as ajis dulces, and recao (or culantro). Sofrito is the most essential ingredient in Puerto Rican cooking
