Puerto Rican cuisine has always been described as greasy since most of the dishes under it are fried. Nevertheless, if you will explore different Puerto Rican specialties, you will realize that they are not just merely fried foods, but they're filled with distinct flavors, too.

Some food bloggers said Puerto Rican dishes are cooked through the use of different ingredients and preparation styles that result in delectable eats. Here are five of Puerto Rico's sumptuous treats that you can prepare in your kitchen.

Even though Puerto Rican cooking is frequently compared to Mexican, Cuban, and Spanish cuisines, it is a unique blend of African, American, and Spanish influences. These dishes are known to use indigenous ingredients and seasonings like papaya, coriander, cacao, plantains, yampee, nispero, and apio, among others. Puerto Ricans typically name their cuisine, "Cocina Criolla."

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The Empanadillas may be fried, but they are categorized in Puerto Rican cuisine as pastries. Empanadillas are made of dough filled with seasoned ground chicken or beef, then fried after that. Typically, the crust is thick, and they are quite similar to empanadas except that the dough of the latter is a bit thinner. Some people prefer adding other ingredients to these delectable pastries to result in the orange color of their dough. They are usually prepared much bigger than their size in regular recipes.


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