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Chorreadas
Patacones
(Latin American fried plantains)
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Sopa de Mondongo
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)
This simple, nourishing stew of tripe and vegetables is found in innumerable variations throughout Latin America and around the Caribbean.
Horchata de Arroz
(Latin sweet rice beverage)
Horchata (or-CHA-tah) is a milky white, sweet beverage that was introduced to Spain by the Moors. In Latin America, it's made with pulverized rice.
Gallo Pinto
(Costa Rican, Nicaraguan red beans and rice)
If there is one meal that everyone in Nicaragua and Costa Rica eats, it's gallo pinto. This hearty, healthy and filling dish is your basic rice and beans.
Ceviche
(Latin citrus-marinated seafood)
Ceviche originated as a way of preparing fish and seafood in Inca times, first in a fermented corn beverage, and now mostly in the juice of the lemon, lime and Seville oranges.
Empanadas
(Latin savory stuffed pastries)
Empanadas are meat pies popular throughout the Latin world. The variety of fillings for empanadas is endless and includes stew-like mixtures chicken, beef, ham and cheese, fish and seafood.
Olla de Carne
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)
As a dish of beef and vegetables with broth, olla de carne is likely based on a similar meal from Spain, called olla podrida.
Yuca Frita
(Latin American cassava fries)
Yuca is a starchy staple vegetable in Latin America and the Caribbean that is used in much the same way as potatoes. In this tasty recipe it is deep fried like French fries.
Pinolillo
(Nicaraguan, Costa Rican cocoa-cornmeal drink)
Pinolillo, also known as pinol, is a cornmeal and cocoa beverage very popular in Nicaragua. So popular in fact, that Nicaraguans often refer to themselves as pinoleros.