San Juan Christmas started in October... before
Halloween! There were fake trees being put up and decoarations then, and
there is a LOT more now. It's funny to see pine trees in the Caribbean,
but they import them and decorate just like we do! Last weekend I went to
the KC Christmas party, complete with 12 person Merengue band (somebody hates
me... maybe it was a salsa band?!? I'm clueless), Lechon (roast pig), fancy
dresses and dancing. It was a cool night to hang out with people from
work.
Traditional Puerto Rico Christmas Foods (Thanks WIkipedia!)
- arroz con dulce - coconut rice pudding with spices and raisins.
- arroz con gandules - yellow-rice and pigeon peas with olives, capers, and pieces of ham.
- coquito - Puerto Rican spiced coconut eggnog.
- majarete - rice and coconut custard, made of coconut milk, milk, rice flour, sugar, and vanilla or sour orange leaves with cinnamon served on top.
dulce de papaya con queso Boricua - spiced papaya paste
with Puerto Rican white cheese, sharp cheddar, manchego, and/or gouda
on a soda cracker.- guineitos en escabeche - boiled green bananas in Puerto Rican style escabeche.
- pasteles
- pasteles de guineo
- pasteles de yucca
- pastelón - sweet plantain "lasagna" smiler to pionono.
- pig roast
- potato salad - made with chorizo and hard-boiled eggs.
- tembleque - a pudding made with coconut milk.
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