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Cocina Criolla

Side Dishes

Discover Puerto Rican side dishes, from savory tostones and mofongo to flavorful arroz con gandules, perfect companions to your main course.



My Favorite Recipe Book

Find recipes like this and more in the recipe book Puerto Rican Cookery by Carmen Aboy Valldejuli. My mother gave me this recipe book on my 18th birthday and it has been my staple recipe book ever since.






Did You Know?

Puerto Rico is one among hundreds of small islands formed approximately 185 million years ago when a large shift of tectonic plates sank some areas and pushed other areas upward forming small islands.