The Food of Dominican Republic / La Comida de República Dominicana
LETTER H
Habas
– White beans/ Fava beans
Habichuelas
– Beans with liquid and mild spice. A Dominican staple (get the recipe for Dominican Style Habichuelas – opens in new window)
Habichuelas con Dulce
– Kidney Beans and other ingredients made in a sweet sauce closely resembles a pudding. It is a traditional sweet served during Easter and Lent. (Recipe – Habichuelas con Dulce)
The Food of Dominican Republic / La Comida de República Dominicana
LETTER G
Galletas
– Any and all types of crackers or cookies.
Granada
– Pomegranate, Indian Apple. Grenadine syrup is thick, sweetened pomegranate juice.
Grei-frú or toronja
– Grapefruit
Grei-frú or toronja
Guanábana
– Soursop. A tropical fruit with lots of creamy white pulp, black shiny seeds and a green spiky (the spikes are soft) skin. The texture is strange for a fruit but very sweet and tasty.
More details about Guanabana.
Guanaba – Sour Sop with a creamy texture
Guandules
– Pigeon Peas. A green bean that looks like a pea used in much of the foods here in Dominican Republic. They are wonderful cooked in leche de coco (coconut milk) and also moro de guandules (picture of moro de grandules).
Guineo
– Banana
Guarapo
– fermented fruit drink. Guarapo de piña/ fermented pineapple juice.
Guisada
– Anything stewed (Rés Guisada – stewed beef; Pollo Guisado – stewed chicken). The typical Dominican lunch is usually some form of this stewed meat. The recipe.
The Food of Dominican Republic / La Comida de República Dominicana
LETTER F
Fécula de Maíz
– Corn Starch.
Frío Frío
(also known as Yun-Yun)- Shaved ice or snow cone with many fruit flavors. He scrapes the ice with a metal scraper, puts it in a cup and douses it with your flavor of choice. About the Frio-Frio Street Vendor.
Kids getting their Frio-Frio
Frituras
– A variety of fried snack foods usually prepared by street vendors.
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