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A Delicious Look at Cuban Food
by: Merrie Schonbach
The Internet is a great resource for food lovers. You can find
everything from recipes to home delivery of gourmet meals.
International foods are a real treat that you can explore and enjoy.
In this article, we will explore Cuban food and offer you an easy
recipe. There is a wonderful variety of Cuban food available such as
coffee, fruits & jellies, rice dishes, sauces, spices, teas, meats,
seafood, desserts, cookies & crackers.
Explore the tastes of light and dark coffee and cappuccino; Café
Bustelo, Café Pilon, Café El Pico and several others.
Mango and Guava are used for a variety of fruit dishes and
jellies such as Conchita Guava Shells, La Cubanita Mango Cream and
La Fe Guava Paste.
Rice dishes are very popular, including those produced by Goya;
Paella Dinner, Rice & Black Beans, Rice & Pigeon Peas and tasteful
Yellow Rice.
Several sauces and spices add variety to the meals. Brands
include Badia, Batey, Conchita and Goya. There is a little bit of
everything to add additional flavor to your meals.
Teas are a favorite in the Cuban food line; several varieties
from Chamomile to Mango are available.
Even meats can be purchased, Goya Chorizos (sausages), Pamplona
Mussels in Brine, Pamplona Octopus in Oil and Sauce.
For dessert, there is Goya Flan, Majarete and Tembleque . Enjoy a
variety of Gilda and La Estrella crackers and cookies with a cup of
your favorite coffee or tea.
Declare an International Food night and include the Cuban dish
below.
Spanish Sausage and Peppers
1 Goya Chorizo Sausage
Olive Oil
1 Pepper (Your choice of sweet, red, cayenne, chili, etc.)
Sherry vinegar
Fresh parsley, roughly chopped
Chop sausage into bite size chunks. Put olive oil into a frying
pan and fry sausage on high heat. Let the fat from the sausage come
out into the oil. Cut the pepper into bite size squares. Turn the
sausage and add the pepper to the pan. Add a splash of vinegar and
the parsley and then mix everything. Skewer pieces of sausage and
pepper with toothpicks and put onto a warm plate and serve.
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