i’m going to start my dominican food thread under this let me make a disclaimer: i am aware that different cultures, islands and countries have some of the same or similar dishes so pls don’t be passive aggressive or try to fight me on my thread about our food. just enjoy

okay so i’m going to start with “la bandera (the flag)” which is our official national dish or white rice, kidney beans and stewed chicken usually also served with a side of salad, avocado, and/or sweet fried plantain (plátano maduro) this is usually lunch or dinner

now here we have los TRES GOLPES (the three punches); AKA the “breakfast of champions” - mangu (mashed plantain) with fried salami, fried dominican cheese, & fried eggs. the onions should ALWAYS be on there. optional to add avocado usually breakfast or lunch.

let’s get into the rice, sweeties! here we have arroz con guandules (rice and pigeon peas) usually ate with meat on the side or on top (w. stewed chicken, oxtail, stewed beef, etc) and avocado, salad or sweet plantain on the side.

here we have moro de habichuelas (side note: the rice with pigeon peas above can also be called moro de guandule). this is similar to the rice with peas but with kidney beans or black beans. the difference between this and “rice with beans” is that this is cooked in the same pot

some of the most common meats we eat on the side or with our meals are pollo guisado, carne de tez guisada, rabo, and salami guisado (stewed chicken, stewed beef/beef steak, dominican style oxtail, and stewed dominican salami - MY FAVES)

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pernil is that legendary girl! we don’t eat her as often but she is always there during celebrations like birthdays , receptions, and holidays like thanksgiving and christmas. pernil is pork and we specifically usually use the shoulder or the hind leg (s) for this dish!

if you haven’t noticed we love rice...

here is another rice based dish called asopao which is basically like a soupy rice and can be made with chicken, salami, or shrimp inside (really any meat you want but those are the most common!) and of course, avocado on the side :’)

here we have SANCOCHO. our parents usually make her during holidays and in the hottest days of the summer for whatever reason...it’s a huge soup with meats (chicken, beef, shrimp, oxtail), corn, plantain, pumpkin, yucca, carrots, etc. i’m convinced this can cure anything tbh

you can eat sancocho alone but it’s usually paired with white rice and avocado

next up we have tostones (flat fried green plantain; ate w salami, eggs, spaghetti, as a side) and plátano maduro frito (fried sweet plantain) which is usually eaten as a side w our meals too :)

we love plantain so much that we have a “lasagna” out of it! it’s called pastelon we also have pastelon de papa which is the same thing but with potatoes. the layers of the “lasagna” are made with sweet plantain :’)

to some people this might be weird but i don’t want to leave out stewed goat (chivo) because this really has to be like top 5 yummy meats lmao

it’s banging con un arrozito y aguacate

chicharrón dominicano is really that guy too! this is fried pork/fried pork belly usually eaten with tostones or platters of fritura (basically platters filled with different fried foods for parties and celebrations or to eat at the beach)

we love yucca (cassava!) and we eat yucca in a similar way as mangu (the mashed plantain above) with the same sides like fried eggs and fried salami!

we also make arepitas de yucca which are basically yucca fritters (my faves!)

here we have yaroa which is a bit similar to pastelon but this is street food and usually sold at trucks or restaurants. instead of being layered, it’s more like loaded sweet plantain (similar to loaded fries) with beef or chicken, cheese, & topped with mayo ketchup

here we have mondongo....bitches be hating cause she stink up the house but she tastes good!!! this is basically tripe (maybe the equivalent of chitterlings?). she’s really good with some white rice and avocado or with tostones, yum

of course we have pastelitos/empanadas! we have the regular ones made out of flour but we also make them out yuca and are stuffed with beef, chicken, cheese, ham and there are even breakfast ones with eggs or eggs & cheese! so many combinations to enjoy these YUMMM

here we have dominican quipe (kibbeh; bulgar wheat pounded with meat in the middle).you might also know them as al apúrelas (what boricuas call them!).

these are good and became part of our cuisine through M.E immigration to dominican republic and influence on our dishes!

we also have CHULITOS! (similar to panamanian carimañolas). the outside is made out yuca and sometimes potato and then the middle is usually stuffed with beef, chicken or cheese this is SO FREAKIN GOOD

side note: i’m sorry for the typos.

ALCAPURRIA* my autocorrect changed it to whatever that says LOL.

here we have dominican CHOFAN rice. yes, chow fan rice. this has a similar story to quipe - this became part of our cuisine through large asian immigration to the dominican republic but we have our own twist (sometimes we add sweet plantain to the fried rice!). it ELEVATES it!

listen...

dominican spaghetti just HITS DIFFERENT. you see the salami? the olives? and let me tell you a secret....you know how some people use sugar for the acidity...our secret is milk (carnation milk, usually). eat w some tostones, rice or bread (we love starch!).

let’s go back to rice cause we can’t leave out this bad bitch...

locrio. locrio is basically a yellow rice made with your choice of meat but basically in the same pot! so there is locrio de longaniza (sausage), locrio de pollo (chicken), de camarones (shrimp), de salami (etc).

here we have dominican avena! (oatmeal). dominican oatmeal should never be thick af. we actually put the oats to blend a bit to make oatmeal. it should be more on the milky side and we love this for breakfast (we dip bread in it) we also make cinnamon chocolate oatmeal!

okay so i couldn’t find the perfect pictures but here we have dominican chimichurri. this HITS the spot when you’re out drunk after the club

it’s a sandwich made out beef or chicken with cabbage, tomatoes, and this sauce: mayoketchup , Worcestershire sauce, orange juice

here we have what is basically a sandwich but instead of bread...it’s fried flat green plátano this is also street food! usually found in trucks or local restaurants. oh yeah, you’ll hear many dominicans call this “el campesino” (the villager/countryman/farmer/hick).

okay remember the fritura platters i mentioned? these platters of fried food look something like this and we love to get these/order these on a drunk night out or when going to the beach w. a group!

and no shade, dominican seafood is some of the BEST SEAFOOD YOU’LL HAVE OK!

in the first two pictures, we have yaniqueque (johnny cakes (?)) and we love to eat those at the beach with ketchup or mayo-ketchup!

the last two are pan casabe which you could eat alone, with meat or in a sweet way like with honey or jelly or mermelada

casabe is said to come from the indigenous tainos on the island :’)

ah, the sweet stuff.
arroz con leche (dominican rice pudding is unmatched!).
and habichuela con dulce is TOP TIER. don’t knock it until you have it! (sweet cream of beans; usually a dessert).

but wait....let me go back

some of y’all gonna hate me for this one but if the potato salad ain’t pink i don’t want it

dominican potato salad is made with beets and we call it russian potato salad (i actually don’t know if it’s russian lmao or why we call it that)

okay..back to the sweets...

we have so many. these are made out of coconut. palitos de coco (first two pictures) and dulce de coco tierno (this one can also be refrigerated and it’s very good!)