Food
Visit Puerto Rico and Learn to Cook Traditional Puerto Rican Dishes
Alcapurrias, Bacalitos, Empanadillas, Mofongo, Pasteles, Tostones, Lechon, Arroz y Habichuelas, Tembleque and Tres Leche; is your mouth watering yet?
These are just some of the many food delights that await you here in Puerto Rico. If you have visited Puerto Rico then I am sure you have tried some if not all of the above. [...]
Condado Culinary Festival 2009
The 6th annual Condado Culinary Festival will take place on May 21 – 24, 2009. As in previous years, restaurants from the Condado area of San Juan will be showcasing their cuisine during the festival. The event will take place along Ashford Avenue, as well as at La Ventana al Mar and Plaza del Ancla. [...]
Puerto Rico Food – The Basics
You can‘t come to Puerto Rico without trying the local cuisine. Whether you are planning on eating at local restaurants or buying food at local markets, it’s a good idea to have a basic understanding of the Puerto Rican names of food and dishes.
Learning some of these (if not all) will help you enjoy [...]
Mofongo
The other day while at our local Cuban / Puerto Rican restaurant, Metropol, I had a really great Mofongo con Pollo. So if you are wondering what is mofongo, here you go.
Mofongo is a mixture of fried green plantains or fried yuca, mashed together with garlic, olive oil and usually pork cracklings. It can be [...]
Snow in Puerto Rico !!!
Well not quite, unless global warming really unbalances the temperatures here in Puerto Rico, you are not ever going to see REAL snow here on the island. But what you will find is this tasty thirst quenching frozen treat, the piragua. The piragua is Puerto Rico’s very own Snow Cone, made from shaved ice, covered [...]
Guavate Home of the Lechon
Guavate located south of San Juan is not the only place on the island for find great lechon (roast pork), but it’s probably the most well known (it’s even been featured on the Anthony Bourdain No Reservations TV show). If you are looking for an authentic, popular with the local place then head to Guavate [...]
Puerto Rico Wine and Food Festival 2008
It’s time again for the annual Puerto Rico Wine and Food Festival. This is the second year that the festival will be taking place and runs from Puerto Rico Wine and Food Festival
Friday 15th August to Sunday 17th August at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
Just like last years event, chefs from the Food Network as [...]
Coquito – Puerto Rican Christmas Eggnog
Here in Puerto Rico there are many traditional foods and drinks that appear over the Christmas Holiday Season and Coquito is one of my favorites.
Coquito is Puerto Rico’s Christmas eggnog and it is delicious. If you are here in Puerto Rico over the Christmas period, more than likely you will be offered a glass or [...]
10 Posts You Might Have Missed
We thought it would be a great idea to provide a summary of some of the posts that we have featured on our blog (especially if you are new to Visit the Coqui). So here are a few posts that you might have missed.
Puerto Rico Wine & Food Festival August 3 -5 2007
If you are a FoodNetwork junkie or just a food junkie, then the Puerto Rico Food & Wine Festival 2007 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center is to place to be
The Puerto Rico Convention center will be hosting the Puerto Rico Food & Wine Festival starting on August 3 until the August 5. This [...]
