Dominican Foods in Punta Cana.
The typical dishes of the Dominican Republic are simple, healthy and easy to prepare, prioritizing the use of natural ingredients, such as rice, beans, beans, plantains, bananas, pork, chickens, fish and seafood.
Dominican dishes are the result of an evolution based on the influence of Spanish and African cuisine.
The following are the most popular dishes on the table of a Dominican family:
Most Popular Traditional Dominican Dishes:
La Bandera
It is the most typical and popular Dominican dish, essential at the table of a Dominican family. It consists of white rice, stewed beans and stewed meat (it can be beef, pork or chicken) served in the same dish. It is usually served with fried plantains(a type of banana) and salads.
Sancocho
It is an exquisite beef stew made with many ingredients, also very popular in Dominican cuisine. It is usually prepared on special occasions and requires a lot of preparation time.
Moro
It is a variant of the dish "La Bandera". The difference is that ingredients (rice and beans) are mixed and cooked together. It is also accompanied by stewed meat.
Locrio
A dish very similar to paella, in addition to rice, you can combine different types of seafood and vegetables. It can also be prepared with other ingredients such as chicken, beef, shrimp etc.
Mangu
Mangu is the green plantains boiled and crushed. That is, it is the mashed plantains. It is served as a garnish to accompany the dishes.
Tostones
Another way to serve plantain, a very versatile ingredient in Dominican cuisine. Simply cut the green plantains into pieces and fry them. Before frying them can be seasoned with salt or other ingredients. are to accompany others dishes.
Pica Pollo
It is a kind of batter-fried chicken. They are crispy and delicious, usually accompanied with tostones (slice of fried green bananas).
Where to Try Dominican food in Punta Cana?
These dishes are popular in the Dominican Republic, but tourists of Punta Cana do not have opportunity to taste these dishes, since most of them stay in the All Inclusive hotels, where international dishes are served.
Although in some hotels they offer "themed" dinners that serve Dominican food, mainly in the buffet restaurants.
Of course you can also leave the hotel and go to the restaurants of the city, where you can taste these Dominican dishes at cheap prices.
You can also taste other typical Caribbean dishes such as fabulous sea lobster and fresh seafood.
See also: Top Restaurants in Punta Cana