Puerto Rico
Cultures & Customs
History
Puerto Rican Dinner
Arroz con pernil y platinos. ( rice and beans with roast pork and platinos)
Snacks and Desserts
Platinos, Arroz con dulce ( rice cooked with spices, raisins , sugar, milk, and coconut milk), sliced mango, and flan
Fruits grown in Puerto Rico
Mango, platinos, pineapple, avocada
Holidays and Triditions
Puerto Rico's Christmas starts right after Thanksgiving and goes until three kings day, January 6th. This season combines delicious food, great music, and festive merry making. some of the typical dishes include; roast pork, seasoned rice with pigeon peas, fried plantains, cooked green bananas, cooked yams, and pasteles. made of mashed plantains or yucca filled with meat and vegetables, wrapped in the leaves of the banana tree.
Coquito
Traditional holiday drink (american eggnog)
Dominos
Traditional Puerto Rican family game
Three Kings day
Traditional Puerto Rican holiday