Pastelon is a traditional Puerto Rican dish made of layers of sliced plantains, ground beef and cheese.

Alcapurria is a Puertorican fritter, the masa is made of a mix of green bananas and yautia (taro root) and stuffed with meat and spices. There are also version where the masa is made with yucca (cassava root). They are sold in the roadside kiosks and cuchifritos of Puerto Rico.

Pernil (pernil asado, pernil al horno, roast pork butt), a slow-roasted marinated pork shoulder, In Puerto Rico the dish is commonly shared during Christmas, typically accompanied by arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas).

The pork shoulder is used as a whole piece, with skin and bone. It is marinated the day prior to roasting with sofrito, salt, pepper plus possibly additional spices (oregano, adobo). Sofrito are placed deeply within the meat through small cuts. After marination the covered meat …

Arroz Con Gandules could be the most quintessential Puerto Rican dish. It is sofrito seasoned rice of a yelloish color cooked with Gandules (pigeon peas) and pork.

Bacalaítos are salt codfish pancake like fritters from Puerto Rico

Coquito is an coconut-based alcoholic beverage traditionally served in Puerto Rico. It is generally made with rum, coconut milk, sweet condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C…

Empanadillas is a type of Empanada but in the smaller side and it is deep-friend instead of baked. It has a more crispy texture.

Medalla light is a Lager style beer from Puerto Rico with 4.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) and 15 IBU (bitterness) brewed by Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico

Afro-Puerto Rican dish with fried plantains as its main ingredient. Plantains are picked green and mashed with salt and water in a wooden pilón, a kitchen device also known as mortar and pestle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M…

Piña Colada is a sweet cocktail made with rum, coconut cream or coconut milk, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. The piña colada has been the national drink of Puerto Rico.

Pertorican moonshine