Tostones are fried underripe plantains, which I like a lot and tend to be the Dominican version of “fries,” often called “
fritos.” As a former vegetarian, I wasn’t too excited about the salami at first, but it has grown on me.
Fritura - “Fritura” means fried food, and there’s definitely no shortage of it where I live. Fried salami, fried plantains, and fried chicken are all very popular. My second Doña, Gloria, actually owns a fried chicken shop here in my town, which the majority of the townspeople seem to eat every night. When I was living with her, she fed me fried chicken almost every single night… which doesn’t sound so bad, but I got sick of it pretty quickly. I can’t complain, though, because now that I live on my own, I visit her and get free fried chicken whenever I want!
Dessert, 9:00 pm
As someone with a huge sweet tooth, I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been disappointed by the access to sweet treats here. It’s pretty uncommon for people to have ovens in their homes, which means no baked goods, and since the electricity goes out so often, frozen desserts like ice cream (my favorite) are also few and far between. Stovetop desserts are what are most common, and they get the job done but are not my first choice.
- Dulce de coco - "coconut sweet" - A stovetop dessert made of shaved coconut, sugar, cinnamon, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract. It’s eaten with a spoon, and in my opinion, is best served cold. My host aunt makes it and sells it, and if I had to pick a Dominican dessert, this would be it.
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