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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

I love love LOVE Puerto Rican food. I was brought up in a latino household. The food is comforting and familiar. I especially LOVE yucca....the rice....I even ate the pork last time I got some for Teddy (when he was in the hospital) There are these amazing potato balls with seasoned meat in the middle. We always just called them papas....good good stuff

My Moms family is from Puerto Rico but sadly they are not cooks so I had to go to the Islands to discover the real deal for myself and wow. Forever changed. One place in Vieques makes a Yucca gratin that blew me away and made me a fan. Though in general I default to very simple foods, fresh fruit right from the tree, like mango's, and fresh fish, rice and beans simmered in sofrito, platanos hot from the pan sprinkled with a little salt.

These are the things that I enjoy the most. Followed up by a swim in the warm ocean waters and some time on the beach watching the sun set. Island life and food..nothing like it.