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In Latin America, dishes may be claimed or designated as a plato nacional, [351] although in many cases, recipes transcend national borders with only minor variations. [ citation needed ] Preparations of ceviche are endemic in Peru and Ecuador , while a thin cut of beef known as matambre is considered close to being a national dish in Paraguay ...
The term originated in the Dominican Republic, and was historically used to refer to the Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean descendants. The Cocolo cuisine brought over through various parts of the Caribbean have influenced Dominican cuisine. Some recipes have changed but most have stood the same but with different names.
Sancocho is a traditional food in Colombia made with many kinds of meat (most commonly chicken, hen, pork ribs, beef ribs, fish, and ox tail) with large pieces of plantain, potato, cassava and/or other vegetables such as tomato, scallion, cilantro, and mazorca (corn on the cob), depending on the region.
Cuisine also varies due to geographical areas. In general, most Dominican meat dishes tend to involve pork, as pigs are farmed quite heavily on the island. Meat dishes tend to be very well cooked or even stewed in Dominican restaurants, a tradition stemming from the lesser availability of refrigeration on the island.
Dominican Republic: Main ingredients: chicken, salami, guineafowl (etc), rice: A locrio is a rice dish from the Dominican Republic. Similar to pilaf, jollof, and ...
Habichuelas con dulce is a sweet bean liquid dessert from the Dominican Republic that is especially popular around the Easter holiday. [1] The dessert is part of the cuisine of the Dominican Republic and is traditionally garnished with milk cookies or with casabe , "a flatbread made of yuca flour."
Yaroa is a Dominican street food that originated from Santiago. [1] [2] [3] It is made from French fries or a mash of a root vegetable or tuber such as plantain or yuca, then layered with meat and then cheese. [1] [4] [5] Condiments such as mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard are also often added on top. [3]
Juan-Carlos Cruz (born ca. 1962) [1] is a Dominican American chef and the former host of Calorie Commando and Weighing In on the Food Network. Cruz lost 43 pounds on the Discovery Health Channel show Discovery Health Body Challenge, which encouraged him to change directions from being a pastry chef to do low-calorie cooking. In 2010, Cruz was ...