Puerto Rico: Menu of Typical Dishes
A list of typical Puerto Rican dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Puerto Rican-style meal, party or festival.
Typical Puerto Rican Dishes
Appetizers
- Alcapurrias (Stuffed yuca fritters)
- Bacalaítos Fritos (Deep-fried salt cod)
- Guineitos Verdes en Salsa Aji-li-mójili (Green bananas with spicy sauce)
- Pastelillos (Stuffed pastries)
- Piononos (Plantain cones)
- Tostones (Fried plantains)
Soups and Stews
- Asopao de Gandules (Rice and pigeon pea stew)
- Asopao de Pollo (Chicken stew)
- Caldo Gallego (Galician sausage and greens soup)
- Mondongo (Tripe soup)
- Sancocho (Root vegetable stew)
- Sopón de Pollo con Arroz (Chicken soup with rice)
Salads
- Ensalada de Bacalao (Shredded salt cod with capers and olives)
Eggs and Dairy
- Huevos Revueltos con Chayote (Scrambled eggs with chayote)
Poultry
- Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with rice)
- Pavo Estofado (Braised turkey)
- Pollo en Fricasé (Chicken fricassee)
- Pollo al Jerez (Chicken in sherry)
- Pollo Guisado (Stewed chicken)
Meats
- Albóndigas con Papas (Meatballs and potatoes)
- Carne Agridulce (Sweet and sour beef)
- Carne Guisada Puertoriqueña (Beef stew)
- Lengua Estofada (Braised beef tongue)
- Pastelillos (Stuffed pastries)
- Pernil al Horno (Roast pork shoulder)
Fish and Seafood
- Camarones in Cerveza (Shrimp simmered in beer)
- Mojo Isleño (Fish with tomato-olive sauce)
- Paella (Chicken and seafood with saffron rice)
- Pescado Dorado (Golden fish)
- Pescado en Escabeche (Citrus-marinated seafood)
Vegetables and Beans
- Batatas en Almíbar (Candied sweet potatoes)
- Chayotes Rellenos (Stuffed baked chayotes)
- Frijoles Negros (Black beans)
- Quimbombó Guisado (Stewed okra)
- Habichuelas Rosadas Secas (Red bean stew)
- Mofongo (Mashed plantains and pork cracklings)
- Papas Empanada al Horno (Potato pudding)
- Papas y Zanahorias (Roasted potatoes and carrots)
Breads and Grains
- Arroz Apastelado
- Arroz con Gandules (Rice with pigeon peas)
- Arroz con Pollo (Chicken with rice)
- Buñuelos de Queso (Cheese fritters)
- Pasteles (Savory cakes in banana leaves)
- Pastelillos (Cheese and meat turnovers)
- Yani-clecas (Fried buns)
Sauces and Condiments
- Achiote (Annatto oil)
- Adobo (Latino garlic-pepper-vinegar marinade)
- Aji-li-Mójili (Sour garlic sauce)
- Alcaparrado (Seasoning mix of olives, raisins and capers)
- Guava Paste
- Mojo (Garlic sauce)
- Sofrito (Vegetable flavoring base)
- Vinagre de Piña (Seasoned pineapple vinegar)
Desserts
- Arroz con Dulce (Latin rice pudding)
- Bizcocho de Chinas Frescas (Orange cake)
- Buñuelos de Ñame (Yam buns)
- Flan de Leche (Caramel custard)
- Flan de Piña (Pineapple custard)
- Dulce de Lechosa Rallado (Papaya dessert)
- Pastel de Coco (Coconut pie)
- Pastel de Limón Verde (Lime pie)
- Tembleque (Coconut pudding)
Beverages
- Batidos (Fruit shakes)
- Café-con-Leche (Coffee with milk)
- Cerveza (Beer)
- Coquito (Coconut eggnog)
- Maví (Fermented bark beverage)
- Limeade (Lime beverage)
- Piña Coladas (Pineapple-coconut beverage)
- Rum (Sugarcane liquor)
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