Cuban Cookbook

B???u?? of Cub?'? ?l?m?t?, tropical fru?t? and r??t v?g?t?bl?? (malanga, potatoes, boniatos, and yucca) ?r? ?n??r??r?t?d ?n many d??h??. A number of dishes ?n?lud? seafood as ?t is r??d?l? ?bund?nt ?n th? island. Oth?r ???ul?r ?t?r?h? foods ?r? plantains, bananas, and r???. T??t?n?? ?r? flattened ?nd fr??d green plantains, ?n African-inspired d??h, and a r?mn?nt from th? d??? ?f bondage on th? ??l?nd. China's influence w?? ??gn?f???nt ?? th?? w?r? th? f?r?t to br?ng ?n rice. R??? is one of the b?gg??t ?t??l? f??d? not just ?f Cub?, but ?f ?ll L?t?n Am?r???. Rice was ??tu?ll? considered a r?r?t? for many ???r?, as it w?? n?t n?t?v? t? Cub? ?r S???n. S?m? dishes you m?ght r???gn?z? are m?r??y ?r??t??n?? (m?x?d black b??n? ?nd r???) and pollo ?n salsa (chicken in ??u??). Al??, a t?rt?ll? in Cuba ?? a simple egg ?m?l?t (?? ?t ?? in Spain); ?t ?? n?t related ?n any w?? to a Mexican tortilla. Cub?n? love pizza, t??. S?m? f?v?r?t? t????ng? ?n?lud? h?m, chorizo, ?nd ?n??n.