These Latin American Comfort Food Make Everything Better!

By Tiziana Celine First Posted: Oct 15, 2020 08:01 AM EDT

There's no better moment to indulge in delicious, feel-good comfort food with fall in full swing. But let's be honest. You don't have to be Latinx while sitting at home to consume these tasty meals.

Make some comfort food recipes influenced by Southern American countries now. Here are some of the tastiest and soothing Latin dishes worldwide!

Crispy Salted Tostones

Tostones are a typical side dish in Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. These are called patacones in Costa Rica and Panama.

It also has quite a few other names in Latin America and the Caribbean. But they are the same thing: fried plantains.

Plantains are typically eaten in two ways: sweet and fried. The fried edition is the Tostones. They are sliced green plantains fried on both sides, then flat and salted to serve, patted dry and pounded.

The origin is not fully specified, although it is suspected that they initially originated from Puerto Rico. Get the recipe here.

Chivito

When you think of Uruguayan food, you possibly think of the Chivito steak sandwich. This beautiful creation is packed with bacon, broccoli, cabbage, cheese, chimichurri sauce, red bell pepper, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and steak.

The story started in a restaurant in Punta del Este, Uruguay in 1946. An Argentinean customer ordered a young goat sandwich. However, there was no goat in the kitchen, so the owner swapped in thinly sliced beef.

Lo and behold, people found it good! Take the recipe here!

Sancocho

The most treasured Dominican culinary delight is certainly Dominican Sancocho, called 'El Sancocho de Siete Carnes' or stew of seven meats.

This hearty stew is also famous in many Caribbean islands and Latin American countries. Beef has historically been the only product in Sancocho, Dominica.

For major celebrations, the seven meat version is the more lavish choice. It is a perfect food for warmth and an indication of certain communities' fine line between soups and stews. Take the recipe here.

Citrus Pulled Cochinita Pibil

Look no farther than this Yucatan specialty if you want comfort food at its best. This food was historically made with suckling pigs and is one of Mayan origin's Mexican dishes.

Citrus Pulled Cochinita Pibil originated in the Yucatán Peninsula. Thus the term Cochinita, which means "baby pigs" cooked when buried in a fire pit. Take the recipe here.

Provoleta

This smooth, oval, provolone cheese might be a fairly boring dining experience until Argentinians take the ingredients to the next level.

Provoleta, produced from cow's milk, is a classic starter of an Argentinian asado, or barbecue, and then transforms into gooey goodness. It's just a provolone-type cheese, until it is fried until golden brown and bubbly.

Take the recipe here.