Showing posts with label Sorullitos de Maiz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sorullitos de Maiz. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Puerto Rican Food In Los Angeles

Mofongo


If you live or are visiting  Los Angeles, California, make sure to stop by Mofongos Comida Caribena, the only Puerto Rican restaurant in Los Angeles.  If you are looking for authentic food from Puerto Rico, this is the spot.  Mofongos Restaurant is small (they are currently expanding), and Puerto Rican decorations are proudly displayed.  The restaurant is located in the North Hollywood Arts District.  Their signature dish is mofongo, a bowl of mashed plantains where seafood, meat, or vegetable is added.  I went to the restaurant on a recent visit, their mofongo was delicious with a homemade taste, as well as the other items on the menu:  
Steak and onions with rice and pigeon peas/arroz con gandules, pasteles/Puerto Rican tamales, sorullitos de maiz/cornsticks, and alcapurrias.


Arroz Con Gandules
Pastel
Sorullitos De Maiz
Alcapurria

                                            
So, if you are having cravings for Puerto Rican food, or if you have never tasted food from Puerto Rico, head over to Mofongos Restaurant.            


                                                                          
                                 

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Fritters: A Must Try In Puerto Rico

When visiting Puerto Rico, have a taste of the local fritters (cuchifritos).  Some of the popular ones are:


Alcapurrias
Sorullos de Maiz
Bacalaitos
  • Alcapurrias - Made with yuca, green bananas, crabmeat or ground beef, and deep fried in oil.


  • Sorullos de Maiz (corn sticks) - Made with corn and deep fried.


  • Bacalaitos -  Made with codfish, flour, water or beer, sofrito, herbs and deep fried.



    Vendors sell these fritters at street side stands or kiosks (kioscos) throughout Puerto Rico.  A favorite place with locals and tourist to eat the fritters, is Pinones Beach.  Pinones, is east of Isla Verde and during the day is when everything is open.  You will find many kiosks (kioscos) where you can eat, and see them preparing, Alcapurrias, Bacalaitos and many more.



    Enjoy a fritter by the beach, but you are warned, you will be drooling to have more......