Category Archives: Vegetarian – Lactovegetarian

Tostones and fried eggs – Dominican breakfasts

Tostones or fried plantains are highly appreciated by Dominicans and a very common street food as well. Generally a side for a few slices of fried salami… Continue reading

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Dominican sweet beans

The Dominican sweet beans recipe is one that is very close to every Dominican’s heart. Dominicans sweet beans can be enjoyed at any time and in any season, but for some inexplicable reason, it is rarely seen outside of the Catholic time of lent… Continue reading

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Dominican pumpkin and eggs – Dominican breakfasts

Dominican pumpkin (similar to some varieties of squash) is a very popular meal. It’s a very popular Dominican breakfast generally made boiled and as a side for fried or stewed salami or… Continue reading

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Sweet potato and fried eggs – Dominican Breakfasts

Today we share a very traditional Dominican breakfast. We have been collecting traditional Dominican breakfast pictures and we want to share some… Continue reading

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Mr. Eggplant

Mr. Eggplant is a place to talk about eggplant. Really. Just to talk eggplant… Continue reading

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Fried plantain chips

Fried plantain chips (Chicharritas, platanitos, platanutres or mariquitas) Hello friends and fellow foodies! Fried plantain chips are extremely popular in the Caribbean and possibly the most popular in the Dominican Republic. They get called different names depending of the island. … Continue reading

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Deep fried Dominican squash (auyama)!

Deep fried Dominican Squash (pumpkin) Hello friends and fellow foodies! Today I share a very simple and tasty recipe. You may serve as a side dish to many dishes, but a Dominican would probably think of fried salami, longaniza, sausage, … Continue reading

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Dominican pumpkin “au naturel”!

Dominican pumpkin au naturel Hello friends and fellow foodies! We have talked a lot about pumpkin in the last few days and yet had not shared one of the ways we prefer to have our pumpkin. Basically just boiled (usually … Continue reading

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