A Taste of Old Cuba: More Than 150 Recipes for Delicious, Authentic, and Traditional Dishes

Camarones al Ajillo (Shrimp in Garlic Sauce)

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Pescado en Salsa Verde (Fish in Green Sauce)

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Agua de Coco (Coconut Water)

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Aguacates Rellenos (Stuffed Avocados)

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Aguardiente Compuesto (Seasoned "Firewater")

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Ajiaco (Vegetable and Meat Stew)

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Ajies Rellenos (Stuffed Peppers)

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Albondigas de Maiz (Corn Dumplings)

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Almibar No. 1 (Dessert Syrup)

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Aporreado de Bacalao (Chopped Salted Codfish with Scrambled Eggs)

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Aporreado de Tasajo (Hash of Jerked Beef)

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Arroz Blanco Cubano a la Antigua (White Rice the Old-Fashioned Cuban Way)

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Arroz Blanco Desgranado a la Cubana Moderna (Fluffy White Rice the Modern Cuban Way)

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Arroz Blanco Desgranado en Olla de Presión (Fluffy White Rice in the Pressure Cooker)

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Arroz con Almejas (Rice with Clams)

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Arroz con Calamares (Rice with Squid)

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Arroz con Camarones (Rice with Shrimp)

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Arroz con Camarones en Olla de Presión (Rice with Shrimp in the Pressure Cooker)

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Arroz con Camarones Secos (Rice with Dried Shrimp)

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Arroz con Filetes de Pescado (Rice with Fish Steaks)

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Arroz con Garbanzos (Rice with Chick-Peas)

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Arroz con Leche Vasco (Basque Rice Pudding)

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Arroz con Lentejas (Rice with Lentils)

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Arroz con Menudos (Rice with Giblets)

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Arroz con Pollo (Rice with Chicken)

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Arroz con Pollo a la Chorrera (Rice and Chicken with Frills)

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Arroz con Quimbombo (Rice with Okra)

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Arroz con Tasajo y Platanos (Rice with Jerked Beef and Plantains)

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Arroz Relleno (Stuffed Rice)

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Arroz sin Compadre (Rice without Accompaniments)

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Aves de Juan Diez Arguelles (Jan Diez Arguelles' Fowl)

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Bacalao (Salted Codfish)

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Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Salted Fish Vizcaya Style)

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Bacalao al Pil Pil (Codfish in a Special Garlic Sauce)

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Batidos (Tropical Fruit Shakes)

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Bifti (Beef Extract)

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Bifti de Higado (Liver Extract)

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Bistec de Palomilla (Fried Top Sirloin Steak)

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Bistec Empanizado (Breaded Beef Steak)

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Bistecs en Cazuela (Braised Steaks in Wine Sauce)

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Bistequitos de Pollo (Chicken Steaks)

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Bocaditos (Little Party Sandwiches)

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Bolas de Platano Pinton (Semiripe Plantain Balls)

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Boliche Mechado (Stuffed Eye-of-Round Roast)

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Bollitas de Frijoles de Caritas (Fried Little Rolls of Black-Eyed Peas)

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Boniatillo (Sweet Potato Dessert)

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Boniatos Fritos (Fried Tropical Sweet Potato)

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Boniatos Salcochados con Cebollas Amortigudas (Boiled Tropical Sweet Potatoes with Limp Onions)

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Budin de Malanga

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Butifarras de Don Faustino Dalmau (Don Faustino Dalmau's Pork Sausages)

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Cafe (Cuban Coffee)

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Cafe con Leche (Coffee with Milk)

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Calamares en su Tinta (Squid in their Own Ink)

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Caldo de Pescado (Fish Broth)

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Caldo de Pollo (Chicken Broth)

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Caldo de Res (Beef Broth)

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Caldo Gallego (Soup from Galicia)

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Camarones Enchilados (Shrimp Creole)

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Canelones Rellenos de Pollo (Chicken-Stuffed Cannelloni)

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Cangrejitos (Little Pastry Crabs)

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Carne con Papas (Meat and Potatoes Stew)

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Carne de Puerco Frita con Chicharrones

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Carne Enrollada (Cuban-Style Beef Roulade)

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Casabe (Bread of the Indians)

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Casquitos de Guayaba (Guava Shells)

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Champola de Guanabana

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Chicharrones de Pellejo (Crispy Fried Pork Rind)

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Chivo o Carnero Guisado con Vegetales (Stewed Goat or Lamb with Vegetables)

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Chocolate Espanol (Spanish Style Hot Chocolate)

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Churros (Spanish Dunking Pastries)

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Cocido (Boiled Dinner from Spain)

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Col Espanola (Spanish Cabbage)

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Col Rellena (Stuffed Cabbage)

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Conejo en Salsa Sabrosa (Rabbit in Piquant Sauce)

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Congri (Red Beans with Rice)

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Cordero Andaluz (Andalusian Lamb)

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Costillas de Puerco con Machuquillo (Pork Chops with Mashed Plantains)

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Cosubes (Yucca Cookies)

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Cuba Libre ("Free Cuba" Rum and Coke)

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Daiquiri Classico (Classic Daquiri)

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Dessert Fritters

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Dulce de Leche (Sweet Milk Dessert)

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Dulse de Hicacos (Cocoplums in Syrup)

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Empanaditas (Little Spanish Turnovers)

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Ensalada de Aguacates (Avocado Salad)

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Ensalada de Bacalao con Papas y Huevos (Codfish Salad with Potatoes and Eggs)

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Ensalada de Berenjenas (Eggplant Salad)

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Ensalada de Calabaza (Cuban Pumpkin Salad)

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Ensalada de Habichuelas, Papas and Zanahorias (Green Bean, Potato and Carrot Salad)

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Ensalada de Judias Blancas (White Bean Salad)

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Ensalada de Lentejas (Lentil Salad)

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Ensalada de Quimbombo (Okra Salad)

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Ensalada de Remolacha Cruda con Papas Hervidas (Raw Beet and Boiled Potato Salad)

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Ensalada de Tomates de Papabuelo (Grandfather's Tomato Salad)

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Esalada de Frijoles de Carita (Black-eyed Pea Salad)

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Esalada de Pollo con Pina (Chicken and Pineapple Salad

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Estofado de Conejo (Rabbit Stew)

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Fabada Asturiana (Asturias Bean Stew)

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Flan de Calabaza (Pumpkin Flan)

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Flan de Chocolate (Chocolate Flan)

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Flan de Leche Classico (Classic Flan)

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Frangollo (Little Rolls of Plantains, Molasses and Peanuts)

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Fricase de Pollo (Cuban-Style Chicken Fricasee)

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Frijoles Negros (Black Beans)

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Frijoles Negros Festivos (Festive Black Beans)

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Frijoles Negros Muy Ricos (Very Rich Black Beans)

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Fritas (Cuban-Style Hamburgers)

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Frituras de Bacalao (Codfish Fritters)

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Frituras de Maíz (Corn Fritters)

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Frituras de Malanga Cruda (Raw Malanga Fritters)

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Frituras de Papas (Potato Fritters)

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Frituras de Yuca con Ajo (Garlicky Yucca Fritters)

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Fufu de Platano Pinton (Mashed Semiripe Plantains)

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Guacamole Cubano ( Avocado Salad with Pineapple)

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Guiso de Berenjena (Eggplant Stew)

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Guiso de Maiz Tierno (Fresh Corn Stew)

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Harina con Jaibas (Cornmeal with Crabs)

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Higado a la Italiana (Liver "Italian Style")

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Horchata (Almond Nectar)

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Huevos a la Malagueña (Eggs Malaga SAtyle0

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Huevos al Plato (Oven-Poached Eggs)

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Huevos con Almejas (Eggs with Clams)

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Huevos Fritos a la Cubano (Fried Eggs Cuban Style)

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Jigote Cubano (Ground Chicken Soup)

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La Sopa de Ajos Autentica (The Authentic Garlic Soup)

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Langostas Enchiladas (Lobster in Savory Sauce)

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Lechon Asado (Roast Suckling Pig)

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Lisa Frita (Fried Black Mullet)

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Machuquillo (Mashed Plantains with Pork)

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Malanga Amarillo con Mojo) Yellow Malanga with Garloic Sauce)

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Masa Real de Guayaba (Guava Pie with Royal Crust)

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Masitas de Puerco Fritas (Fried Little Pork Chunks)

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Merengon con Natilla (Meringue Ring with Custard)

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Migas de Gato (Dry Garlic "Soup")

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Moito

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Mojo Criollo (Cuban Garlic Sauce

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Monteria (Pork and Plantain Stew)

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Moros y Cristianos (Rice with Black Beans)

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Moros y Cristianos Conventional Method

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Munyeta Catalana (Dry Bean Potage Catalonian Style)

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Munyeta Moderna (Modern Bean Potage)

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Name Salcochado con Mojo (Boiled White Yam with Garlic Sauce)

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Natilla (Spanish Custard)

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Paella de Mikie Lluria (Mikie Lluria's Paella)

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Panatela Boracha (Drunken Sponge Cake)

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Pargo Asado a lo Varadero (Baked Red Snapper Varadero Style)

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Pastel de Limones Criollos de Cayo Hueso (Key Lime Pie)

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Pastel de Mango Verde (Green Mango Pie)

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Pastel de Pollo con Masa Real (Chicken Pie with Royal Crust)

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Pastel de Pollo y Maiz (Chicken Pie with Corn)

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Patas con Garbanzos (Pig's Feet with Chick-Peas)

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Pavo Relleno de Mama (Mama's Stuffed Turkey)

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Pechugas de Pollo a la Andaluza (Andalusian Chicken Breasts)

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Perdices con Aceitunas (Partridges with Olives)

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Pescado Asado a lo Andaluz (Baked Fish Andalusian Style)

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Pescado en Sobreuso (Recycled Fish)

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Pescado Frio a la Jardinera (Cold Fish Garden Style)

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Pescado Frio con Salsa de Aguacate (Cold Fish with Avocado Sauce)

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Picadillo a la Criolla (Picadillo Creole Style)

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Picadillo Clasico (Classic Picadillo)

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Picadillo con Pepitas Fritas (Picadillo with Fried Potatoes)

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Pichones de Mi Papa (My Father's Pigeons)

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Pierna de Puerco Asada (Roasted Fresh Ham)

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Pierna de Puerco Rellena (Stuffed Rolled Boneless Pork Roast)

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Platanos Pintones Sancochados ("Boiled" Semiripe Plantains)

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Platnos Maduros Fritos (Fried Ripe Plantains)

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Pltanos en Tentacion (Temptation Plantains)

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Poached Whole Fish

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Pollo Asado en Cazuela (Pan-Roasted Chicken)

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Pollo con Pure de Frijoles Negros (Chicken with Black Bean Puree)

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Pollo Frito a la Criolla (Cuban Creole Fried Chicken)

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Polvorones (Spanish Shortbread)

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Ponche Fuertecito para 35 (Strong Punch for 35)

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Pudin de Bonito (Tuna Fish Pudding)

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Pudin Diplomatico (Cuban Bread Pudding with Fruit)

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Puerco Asado Guajiro (Peasant-Style Roast Pork)

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Pure de Calabaza (Pumpkin Puree)

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Pure de Malanga (Malanga Puree)

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Pure de Vegetales de Mamaia (Mother's Puree of Vegetable Soup)

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Queso de Cabeza de Puerco (Pig's Head Cheese)

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Quimbombo con Bolas de Platanos (Okra with Plantain Dumplings)

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Rabo Alcaparrado (Oxtails with Caper Sauce)

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Relleno de Atún (Tuna Filling)

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Relleno de Huevos (Egg Filling)

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Relleno de Jamón (Ham Filling)

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Relleno de Jamón y Queso (Ham and Cheese Filling)

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Relleno de Pollo (Chicken Stuffing)

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Rellenos de Atun (Tuna Stuffing)

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Rellenos de Langosta

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Revoltillo de Acelgas con Jamón (Scrambled Eggs with Swiss chard and Ham)

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Ropa Vieja (Special Beef Hash)

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Salsa Ajillo Especial (Special Garlic Sauce)

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Salsa Bechamela con Cebolla (Bechamel with Onion)

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Salsa Espanola (Spanish Sauce)

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Sandwich Cubano (Cuban sandwich)

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Serrucho en Escabeche (Pickled Swordfish)

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Sopa de Platanos Para Uno (Plantain Soup for One)

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Sopa de Pure de Platanos (Pureed Plantain Soup)

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Stuffed Suckling Pig

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Tamal en Cazuela (Spicy Fresh Polenta with Pork)

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Tambor de Boniato (Meat and Cuban Sweet Potato Pie)

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Tortilla de Platanos Maduros (Fried Ripe Plantain Omelet)

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Tortilla Española Clásica

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Tortilla Guisada (Stewed Omelet)

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Tostones (Plantain Patties)

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Vaca Frita (Fried Beef)

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Yemas Dobles (Medallions of Egg in Syrup)

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Yuca con Mojo (Yucca with Garlic Sauce)

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