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DARBY DODDS PUERTO RICO !!
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FOOD IMPORTS/EXPORTS IMPORT : $40.8 billion Tobacco, Chocolate, Fish EXPORT : $61.7 billion Bananas, Coconuts, Rum, Canned Tuna, Beverage Concentrates
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IMPORT EXPORT S T A
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COMMON DISHES * TRADITIONAL DISH
- Hearty gumbo made w/ either chicken or shellfish (Asopao)
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COMMON DISHES * APPETIZER & SOUP
- Soup: Chicken soup w/ rice ( sopon de pollo con arroz) - Appetizer: Crescent shaped turnovers filled w/ lobster, crab, conch, or beef (Empanadas)
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COMMON DISHES * DESSERTS
- Some form of custard or sweet potato balls w/ coconut, cloves, and cinnamon - Classic is coconut bread pudding - Preserve and jellies
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COMMON DISHES * MAIN DISHES
- Puerto Rican beef stew (Carne guisada puertorriquena) - Staple of many Puerto Rican dinners (Meat pies) - Fried beef steak with onions - Veal - Calf brains, calf kidneys, stuffed beef tongue - Barbecued pig (Lechon asado) : Festive Island Dish
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COMMON DISHES * DRINKS - Strong, black, aromatic Puerto Rican coffee (finishing meals) - Entirely proper to order a cold beer before looking at the menu - National Drink : Rum
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MAJOR COOKING UTENSILS
*Wooden Mortar -used to grind, mash, or crush herbs, ingredients, and seasonings * Coffee Maker * Coffee Strainer * Achiotera -a container used to store annatto oil with its seeds * Authentic cast -pots and pans
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MAJOR COOKING UTENSILS
* Filling Tostonera -used for making filled tostones with meat, chicken, or shrimp * Tostonera -used for making tostones * Puerto Rican paper for pastels
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TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS
* CHRISTMAS - Christmas Eve (Noche buena) ~ Family and friends get together for festivities and traditional foods of lechon asado & pasteles
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TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS
* CHRISTMAS - New Years Eve (Despedida de Ano) ~Some people eat one grape at every chime for good luck
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TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS
* TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY FOODS - Main Dish: roast pork served along with arroz con gandules, platanos and pastels - Beverage: Conquito ( made using coconut milk and rum)
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TRADITIONAL/ RELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMS
- Dessert: 1. rice cooked w/ spices, sugar, milk, and coconut milk (Arroz con dulce ) 2. custard made w/ cornstarch, sugar, and coconut milk (Trembleque)
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POPULAR DISHES * APPETIZERS - Stuffed yuca fritters (Alcapurrias)
- Deep fried salt cod (Bacalaitos) - Green bananas with spicy sauce (Guineitos verdes en salsa aji-li-mojili) - Stuffed pastries (Pastelillos) - Fried plantains (Tostones)
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POPULAR DISHES * SOUPS - Chicken stew (Asopao de pollo)
- Chicken soup with rice (Sopon de pollo con arroz) - Root vegetable stew (Sancocho) * SALAD - Shredded salt cod w/ capers and olives (Ensalada de bacalao)
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POPULAR DISHES * DESSERTS - Coconut pie (Pastel de coco)
- Coconut pudding (Tembleque) - Carmel custard (Flan de leche) - Latin rice pudding (Arroz con dulce) - Lime pie (Pastel de limon verde)
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POPULAR DISHES * BEVERAGES - Coffee with milk (Cafe-con-leche)
- Beer (Cerveza) - Fruit shakes (Batidos) - Rum (Sugarcan liquor)
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VIDEO #1 & #2 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=abHiArkkd ug
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WORKS CITED Import/export : http://www.topuertorico.org/economy.shtml
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