Semita, a popular pastry in El Salvador, is basically a tart of bread dough filled with jam or other rich fillings. Semita de piña, with a tasty pineapple filling, is a favorite.
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Semita de Piña
Cuáker
(Ecuadoran oatmeal beverage)
Cuáker is a popular and healthy children's drink in Ecuador. Its name is the Spanish version of the name of the company most famous for selling oats and oatmeal.
Vinagre de Piña
(Central American pineapple vinegar)
Homemade fruit vinegars are popular throughout Central America, and vinagre de piña is a favorite, fruity and perfect for vinaigrettes.
Rumtopf
(German rum-soaked fruit dessert)
Begun in the spring, boozy Rumtopf, or "rum pot," is a German Christmastime favorite. Fresh seasonal fruits are sweetened with sugar, layered in a pot and soaked with rum.
Pineapple Chicken Rundown
(Guadeloupe chicken and pineapple in a coconut cream sauce)
Rundown is a type of Caribbean dish that uses a coconut milk sauce that is cooked down (run down) to reduce its volume and thicken it.
Piña Coladas
(Puerto Rican pineapple-coconut cocktail)
This drink — whose name simply means “strained pineapple” — was invented in the 1950s or 1960s in San Juan, Puerto Rico.