What foods should I try?

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rockandlola

Mofongo with either meat or seafood. This is like nothing you'll ever taste any place. It's unique to PR and you can have one at mostly any restaurant. Mofongo is fried green plantain, mashed and sometimes it has olive oil and garlic.

If you want some authentic local PR CUISINE you can try some of this restaurants:
Raices - http://www.restauranteraices.com/
El Buren - http://www.elburenpr.com/
Cafe Puerto Rico - http://www.cafepuertorico.com/
Bebo's Cafe - http://www.beboscafe.com/
Metropol - http://www.metropolpr.com/
Ajili Mojili - http://www.hdmdesigns.com/ajili/
Yerba Buena - http://www.yerbabuenapr.com/

There are more restaurant suggestions, and places to enjoy great local food in PR. When in doubt just ask a local.

Ashley

pasteles and empanades.

Charlie Chaplin Fan!

My mom is from Puerto Rico. Try arroz con pollo, arroz y gandules, and if you can, try natillas they are a REALLY delicious dessert.

KrudKutter

Not really a food answer - but if you're going there short-term I would stay away from local water and local ice cubes. That includes coffee and tea unless you know it's boiled long enough to kill bacteria/spores, etc. The water isn't going to be toxic like other places in the carribean, but if your system is sensitive you don't want to spend your week looking for the next dose of Kaopectate if you know what I mean... I used to have constant stomach problems when travelling but now have absolutely none since I've started avoiding local water. Something to think about.

MaddNess

Lechon
Arroz con gandules
Arrroz con Pollo
Bacalaitos
Pasteles
Alcapurrias
Guanimes
Tostones
Jibarito

You definitely have to have some of the coconut ice cream ... yum! If it were the holidays you could try some Coquito ... whooo that stuff is strong.

EJ C

well my dads bordiqa so here i go arroz, gandude,and pasteles

ollieliver108

The rice and beans are delicious. Fried plantains there are EPIC. Some come with a garlic dip which is really good. Actually, everything I ate there was heaven...so try everything!

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/culture/foodrink.shtml

tharnpfeffa

Tostones are yummy (mashed fried plantain)
Beans and rice are good
Arroz con pollo is good. Be adventurous! Try to get up to the mountains for a pig roast. Hope you can go to the rain forest.

Jose

Tamales purposes

Aaron

fried ice-cream

you may think its stupid but heres what it is...

vanilla ice-creme dipped in like hot grease or something REALLY hot and take it back out fast so it deep fries,
the ice-creme fries so fast it doesnt melt
then they cover it with a certain coconut tasting think ( you can eat through it of course ) and while its still warm the pour warm caramel over the hard layered ice creme its crunch on outside then cold and soft in the inside
so it's hot when you touch it and when you put in your mouth but the ice creme is still cold so it cools your mouth down

trust me try this it is SOOOO GOOD.!!!!

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