Best Street Food Cuba 2016
20 dishes you should definitely try in Cuba
Cuba is not only a stunning colour, beautiful people, amazing beaches and the most delicious
Caribbean food. From croquettes with melted cheese and ham to sweet plantains —
Cuban cuisine offers rich flavors and amazing aromas.
1. Known as the Cuban hamburger, the Frit is a
Patty of seasoned ground beef (sometimes mixed with chorizo) covered with crispy potato straws, all between two
Cuban bread. Some places even add eggs.
2.
Corn on a skewer in Cuba, prepared in a special way. Her first fried, then rolled in cheese of cotija, generously sprinkled with ground
Chile and at the end add the lemon juice which gives this dish a more rich and spicy taste.
3. Although traditionally paella is
Spain, Cuba you will find a local version of this dish — there it is made from ham, chicken, clams, chorizo, shrimp and lobster.
4. There is nothing better than to bite warm churros, dusted with powdered sugar, lightly crispy on the outside, but soft on the inside.
It's street food that you must try, because to watch how to make churros — this is half the fun.
5.
Perhaps you are familiar with these balls like croquettes, but in Cuba they are called croquetas — fried balls of molten cheese with pieces of ham.
6. Although the "
Ropa Vieja" doesn't sound very appetizing (literally the name means "old clothes" in
Spanish), the dish is simply delicious and consists of minced beef, stewed in tomato sauce. Usually served with rice or tortillas.
7.
Plantains (the fruit of the banana family but more starchy and contain less sugar) — optional product of Cuban cuisine. The sycamores
Maduros is candy trees, lightly toasted until brown, sticky and sweet state.
8.
Huevos habaneros a well — known Cuban dish of eggs, including the eggs cooked in sofrito (a sauce of tomatoes, garlic, pepper and onions).
9. Have chicharrones is a crispy fried pork rind, which is made either from pork skins or from the abdominal part.
10.
Meat and potatoes, white rice and black beans in
Cuban food is a common dish, known in Spanish as "
Moros and Cristianos".
11. Tostones, along with or chatinos is fried plantains, a popular spicy side dish in Cuba.
12.
Relative Ropa Vieja, Vaca Frit — translated as "fried cow" and consists of beef, marinated in
Lyme, garlic and salt, and then fried to a crisp.
13.
Flan is a traditional dessert in Cuba; sweet smooth cake, similar to jelly in the glaze. More solid form is prepared from caramel, eggs and milk.
14. The biggest
difference between Cuban and
Mexican tamales is that Cuban meat (usually pork) mixed with tamale dough and not used as stuffing.
Cubans also use the corn for making tamales — it is not as sweet and more crumbly than the
American corn.
15.
Lechon asado is a classic roasted pork, which is prepared quite simple: roast the whole pig until crispy and then the meat is served with gravy, mojo — spicy Cuban marinade.
16. Medianoche ("
midnight" in Spanish) is similar to the
Cuban sandwich and usually served in the night clubs of
Havana (hence the name). Unlike the Cuban sandwich, medianoche no mayonnaise — only ham, pork, cheese and pickles between layers of egg bread.
17.
Pulpit is the Cuban equivalent of meatloaf, but it is cooked not in the oven.
Instead, a mixture of seasoned ground beef and ham cooking on the stove, and inside add hard-boiled egg.
18. A favorite chicken dish in Cuba —
Arroz con Pollo — similar to paella but without the seafood. The dish is rice and chicken, as well as the traditional base of sofrito.
19. Costillitas is ribs with a Cuban twist: they are marinated and served with a sauce of sour orange juice, lime juice, oregano, garlic and olive oil.
20.
Picadillo AMC-AMC — a Cuban version of fried eggs. Usually it is served with rice, and the dish also present the corned beef hash, eggs and the bananas.
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- published: 14 Jun 2016
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