The word “significant” may not be the most appropriate word to describe the most famous Dominican foods. It might be better to use the word “popular,” or even “common.” Hope you enjoy this introduction to Dominican cuisine. It is pertinent to point out that Dominican cuisine is rich and varied. Despite having many dishes in common with other Latin American countries, Dominica also has many dishes that are unique to it.
Is this the Dominican food king? I’ll elaborate on that later. Meanwhile, “sancocho” (never “salcocho”, please!) refers to a meaty stew not only found in the Dominican Republic. It is common to find Sancho’s in several Latin American countries, but they are not all the same. It varies from country to country.
Dominican Sancho may come in a deluxe version: Sancho de Site Carnes, made with seven different kinds of meat (pork, beef, chicken, and goat) mixed with root vegetables, corn on the cob, herbs, spices, and plantains to produce a rich, thick, meaty stew unlike anything you’ve ever tried. Possibly only beef and chicken would be included in the simplified version.
DOMINICAN FOOD
When you think of Dominican food, what are three staples that come to mind? My guess is that you were thinking of salami, rice, and plantains. Despite not being used in the same dish, except for a favorite called locrio de salami with testiness, these three ingredients can be found in most Dominican dishes in some form.
Even though taste is certainly an incredibly crucial factor when it comes to mastering Dominican food, it’s wise to take a step back and consider its history. If other cultures hadn’t influenced Dominican food, it wouldn’t be what it is today.
TRADITIONAL DOMINICAN FOOD
A traditional Dominican meal includes delicacies, desserts, and regular meals. Testiness (fried plantains), mange (plantain mash), and sancocho (Caribbean stew) are among these foods. All of these foods are tied together by the beloved and cherished food staple found in most Dominican households – plantains, or platen’s.
As potatoes are multifaceted, plantains can also be cooked in various ways, which is why they are used in most Dominican dishes. To prepare the sweet island delicacy of plantains, plantains can be fried, boiled, mashed, or left to ripen and fried. In Dominican cooking, plantains have become a staple vegetable that can be served as a side dish, a main dish, or even thrown into a meal.
DOMINICAN FOOD UNIQUE
There is substance in Dominican food, just as in other cultural dishes. Besides its variety of dishes combining herbs and crops with fried cheese, meat, onions, tomatoes, and sauce, Dominican food is also known for its leftover stew left on the bottom of the pan. As well as the heart put into each meal, our Dominican mothers and fathers spend hours by the stove telling their children stories of the past.
While flavor is paramount, there are also a lot of healthy elements embedded beneath the salt, oil, and adobo. These healthy elements include root vegetables, stewed meat, and overall high vegetable fiber. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Dominicans as well as many other cultures grew up tending to farms and raising animals. In this way, their meals are guaranteed to be of the highest quality.
