Modern Cuban Cuisine

Cuban cuisine

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• Made by :OLGA TSIBULKO

2010

Content:

• The history of Cuban cuisine
• Factors affecting on Cuban cuisine
• Typical meal of Cuban cuisine
• The most popular Cuban dishes
• Cuban meat sauce
• Cuban pastries
• T raditional sandwiches
• Cocktails
• Questions

Cuba's national cuisine is felt in the Spanish, African, and Asian influence.

Cuban recipes share spices and techniques with Spanish and African cooking, with some Caribbean influence in spice and flavor. This results in a unique, interesting and flavorful blend of the several different cultural influences.

China's influence didn't pass without consequences

A small, but noteworthy, Chinese influence can also be accounted for, mainly in the Havana area.

_Another important factor is that Cuba itself is an island, making seafood something that greatly influences Cuban cuisine.

_ Another contributing factor to Cuban cuisine is the fact that Cuba is in a tropical climate . The tropical climate produces fruits and root vegetables that are used in Cuban dishes and meals .

A typical meal would consist of rice and beans, cooked together or apart. When cooked together the recipe is called either, “Arroz congri“or “Arroz moro” if cooked separately it is called “Arroz cony Frijoles”. A main course (mainly pork or beef), some sort of vianda (not to be confused with the French viande which stands for "meat", this term encompasses several types of tubers , such as yuca , malanga , and potato , as well as plantains , unripe bananas etc.)

salad (usually simply composed of tomato , lettuce and avocado , though cucumber , carrots , cabbage and radish are not uncommon).

Curiously, typical criollo meals largely ignore fruit , except ripe plantains which are usually consumed together with the rice and beans. Tropical fruit could be served, however, depending on each family's preferences. Usually, all dishes are brought together to the table at once, except maybe for desserts.

Boliche - is a beef roast, stuffed with chorizo sausage and hard boiled eggs.

Dishes from black bean:

Although the process of preparing the black bean soup contains basics (onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt) each region has their tradition of preparing it.

Stews and Black Bean soup are common. These are usually consumed along with white rice or gofio (a type of corn flour), or eaten alone. Corn stew, corn soup ( guiso ), caldosa (a soup made with a variety of tubers and meats), are popular dishes as well. Also common when available are the popular white bean.

Ropa vieja

Ropa vieja is shredded beef dish (usually shank) simmered in tomato-based criollo sauce until it falls apart. ropa vieja is the Spanish name meaning "old clothes", in which the dish gets its name from the shredded meat resembling "old clothes".

Ropa vieja (shredded flank steak in a tomato sauce base), black beans , yellow rice, plantains and fried yuca with beer .

Ropa vieja Immigranted from Canary Islander .

Meat sauce

The most popular sauce, used to accompany not only roasted pork, but also the viandas , is Mojito (not to be confused with the Mojito cocktail), made with oil, garlic, onion, spices such as oregano and bitter orange or lime juice.

Some Havana dishes make frequent use of alcaparrado , a mix of olives, raisins and caper which provide the sweet-and-sour tasty, that is typical of this cuisine. Alcaparrado is used as an ingredient in several recipes, usually as part of sauces to accompany meats

Cuban pastries, or finger food , very popular with Cubans.

potato croquettes.

Other common finger foods and dishes of Havana are Cuban pastries ( puff pastry filled with fruit pulps (especially guava) or ground beef), croquetas (small cylinders of paste, made with a heavy bechamel sauce and ground beef, ham, chicken, fish, or cheese.

Popular fish recipes are enchilado (shrimp, fish, crab or lobster in a sauce)

Other Spanish dishes can be found in Cuba, such as the paella, arroz con pollo (chicken cooked with yellow rice much like a paella), and the empanada gallega (which is similar to an English meat pie).

Sandwiches

It is a simple pressed sandwich traditionally made with sliced roast pork , thinly sliced serrano ham , thinly sliced swiss cheese, dill pickles, and yellow mustard on buttered Cuban bread.

The majority of sandwiches in Cuba make use of traditional Cuban bread , a long loaf made with lard, instead of oil, and extra moisture, which give it its distinct flavor

A medianoche sandwich is made exactly like the traditional Cuban sandwich, though the Cuban bread is replaced by an egg loaf and ham is sometimes excluded. It received its name ( medianoche means " midnight ") from its popularity as a midnight snack in the nightclubs of Havana .

Pan con lechón is a traditional pressed sandwich created simply with Cuban bread, roasted pork, onions, and mojito . Pan con bistec is made in the same fashion, but the pork is replaced with a thin flank steak.

Other traditional sandwiches include pan con timba (bread with guayaba paste and cream cheese), pan con chorizo (Cuban bread with thin cut Spanish chorizo sausage), and the frita.

Cocktails

Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre translated means “Free Cuba” and was popularized around the end of the Spanish American War. This mixed drink is similar to a Rum & Coke, but the addition of fresh lime juice lightens up the drink and defines the Cuba Libre.

They are:

1)The BACARDI Cuba Libre( 1 part BACARDI 8 rum, 3 parts COCA-COLA )

2)The Ultimate BACARDI Cuba Libre( 1 part BACARDI Carta Blanca / Light rum, 3 parts COCA-COLA)

3)The Original BACARDI Cuba Libre( 1 part

BACARDI Oro / Gold rum, 3 parts COCA-COLA )

4)Cuba Libre Supreme

5)Kirsch Cuba Libre

6)Cuba Libre Espana

Place ice in serving glass. Add contents, stir gently and decorate with a wedge of lime

Cocktail - Pina Colada

cocktails:

RUM

Rum is the most famous alcohol product of Cuba. Rum is made from distillation of products derived from sugarcane. Rum may be aged in barrels from which rum obtains delicate colors and flavor. Cuban rum may be aged up to 15 years.

The most famous Cuban rum brand is Havana Club

Cuban _ Rum

Cuban rum has a worldwide reputation.

Rum, is the best drink in Cuba

Rum

There are several rum brands like :

SIBONEY ,CANEY, VARADERO, CARIBBEAN CLUB MULATA HAVANA CLUB (the best known)

Cuban Havana Cigars

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Questions

• How many names of Cuba Libre cocktails do you know?
• Is Pina Colada cocktail, is't it?
• What is the most popular Cuban dish ?
• What ingredients do the Cubans use in Ropa vieja?
• What other cuisines are influenced by Cuban cuisine?
• What is the most popular drink in Cuba?