Cubans Trying Puerto Rican Food for 1st Time

Cubans Trying Puerto Rican Food for the 1st Time - alcapurrias, pasteles, gandulez, chuleta can can

[@Dieppaloveplants]

Let my mom to cook u a real Puerto Rican food u gonna be licking ur fingers for days lol mami cooks sooo good

[@patriciacave4450]

Moms do the best

[@kingban1613]

As a Puerto Rican who was born and raised in the States, never go to a restaurant for real Puerto Rican food. Go to someone's house on a Sunday.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Pasteles have a learning curve unless you were having them since the womb. Also, I've had a hundred different alcapurias and pasteles and to me, they don't always hit the spot. There are as many different recipes for PR food as there are dialects and families. I'm sorry your first experience wasn't the best.

[@futuregenerationz]

I'm from USA, and I liked them immediately. But they were homemade and awesome. I'm glad they're going to try them again.

[@sirdarklust]

Arroz con gandules - YUM!

[@lisagardner903]

You have to try red beans and rice which is what the Puerto Ricans eat. It is wonderful!

[@lilyj9924]

AKA - ARROZ CON GANDULES 😋😋

[@maric9307]

Love it! You have to go to Puerto Rico. My country. Beautiful beaches and good food. Great people there.

[@emmatalmadge1473]

You may never want to leave, once you go to Puerto Rico, you just can’t get enough.

[@robsutherland5744]

I would think anyone as deprived as the Cubans are would like literally everything. Thank you Mari and Yoel for showing me I should not make blanket assumptions. Love you both.

[@sueferguson7288]

You two put a smile on my face every time you post. The honest reactions of your "cute," hubby are priceless!! Continue to enjoy this country & what we have to offer. We are not perfect by any means!! Have fun!! A Gramie from California!!

[@Ladyhoneybun242]

Alcaparras and pasteles are always a hit or miss in both ways. Some people like them and some people never will and also depending on who makes them. It’s better when you have someone who knows how to cook well makes it for you with love the same with Cuban food. I love my Caribbean food ❤️❤️❤️

[@sentwistle4325]

There's a great Puerto Rican food truck in Tucson you guys should try.

[@ilkacolon7469]

As a Puerto Rican, I didn't like pasteles nor alcapurrias until I was in my early 20's (I like them plain, and with ketchup or hot sauce) You definitely need to grow a taste for it 😅 🇨🇺🇵🇷

[@totoroutes5389]

For next videos: trip to Niagara Falls (both u.s. side and canada side), to Toronto and to Quebec City.

[@pvdogs2]

Yes, Canada has some great, unique food options.

[@humvxx]

If you're planning to visit Puerto Rico you should stop in Isla Verdes is near the airport there's a lot of restaurants

[@natel7151]

It is pretty cool, all the different ways Spanish cooking translated across Latin America, including Cuba and Puerto Rico (as well as the more familiar Mexico for most Americans). You can see the similar threads of culture, but also the regional differences in ingredients and seasoning. People can say there's good and bad with the history of the Spanish empire, but there just is what there is today in the present... and I just have to appreciate all the really good food out there.

[@kimlindseyOH]

Yes! I hope you can go to Puerto Rico! Or, if there is a Puerto Rican festival in your town, maybe there would be a chance to try these dishes prepared by many different cooks. Thanks for posting!

[@LissetteLissie]

Ya vi que fueron a Puerto Rico! Me alegro. Soy de Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Vivo ahora en Homestead, Florida.

[@jillczerwinski8870]

My sister makes delicious pasteles...with yucca/platanos for the masa, awesome meat mixture and wrapped in banana leaves. I helped make them a few times and it is a labor of love. She also makes awesome tostones. She hasn't found a restaurant that makes decent PR food, yet. Home cooked is the way to go.

[@christinatony1]

Love your reactions!

[@markvidal1182]

Looks good! I do like Mofongo!

[@MsJIAmove]

its the restaurant ... Authentic PR food dont look like that. LOL. Un buen mofongo te cambia la vida

[@lilyj9924]

AY QUE 😋

[@bobhager41]

Lives in PR for 4 years and personally love PR food over Cuban food every time

[@javiercales5019]

Las Chuletas Can Can son de mi pueblo Yauco en Puerto Rico.❤

[@Fightandresist]

Puerto Rican food is one of my favorites!! My sweet sister-in-law is Puerto Rican...pasteles, arroz con coco, arroz con gandules...platano maduro...and everything is delicious!!!!

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

Interesting. Haven't had their food like that. Had a pr friend who's husband was Cuban. Maybe she used to make foods more to please her husband, not sure. She also babysat my children for a while. But I love love pr coffee!!!

[@TanyaQueen182]

PR food is some of my favorite in the world!

[@stefanroger7294]

Thanks!

[@Dollywood623]

Mari I’m sorry u guys got alcapurrias and pasteles that were questionable. Yes please try somewhere else. A lot of us make or buy pasteles every holiday everyone makes it a little diff as for the alcapurrias same thing, depends who made them Love u guys 🥰

[@Acord718]

Finally 🇵🇷🥰🥰

[@Natycookie]

Not everyone can make good alcapurrias. Las alcapurrias son excelentes es quioscos por la playa hecho por señoras. Ahora, el resto de la comida igual, todo depende de quién la haga. Pq en parte de la isla se realiza con ingredientes distintos a otras partes.

[@maritzarodriguez6256]

I was like oh I hope they Like something PR🙏🏻 lol Yes you have to go to PR and try so much more. Pasteles is something you grow up eating, either loving it or not. The same with alcapurias. Sadly, not everyone makes it good. You guys might enjoy pasteles de yuca😋 ❤

[@lilyj9924]

HI GUYS 😁 ,SOME 🇵🇷 & 🇨🇺 FOODS ARE SIMILIAR & VERY 😋😋😋. ❤ YOUR REACTIONS . BLESSINGS🙏, & A HUG FROM CALI 🇨🇺 & WISHING YOU ✌,❤ & HAPPINESS

[@SophiaWisdomTarot]

It’s all amazing ❤

[@whisperienced]

Still think you need to come up to Canada. Even though I'm from Ontario I would still say go check out Montreal and try Dunn's Famous montreal smoked meat. Poutine, Tourtiere, butter tarts, nanaimo bars, Habitant soup are other Canadian staples.

[@pvdogs2]

and Montreal style bagels, beaver tails and a Caesar (drink).

[@SophiaWisdomTarot]

Yes go to Puerto Rico ❤

[@cbryant2557]

La comida boricua es sabrosa. En EEUU, son pocos los restaurantes q logran el sabor auténtico. Especialmente, si no tienen todos lo ingredientes q son clásicos. Pero, ve a la isla, tírate al turisteo interno de la isla. En la capital cobran demasiado caro. Los pasteles no son de platano. Tienen una combinaciòn de guineo verde, yautia, y un plàtano. Hay gente qañade calabaza para darle suavidad y un toque de sabor.

[@007amy-n1b]

Yes go to Puerto Rico,the restaurant food looked good but I don't know why Puerto Rican food in puerto Rico taste better over there or then again depending who makes it,I don't know if it's where things come comes from and it depends who makes it too,but for some things you do have to acquire a taste too because I'm surprised you didn't like the alcapurria,unless they made it wrong, like greasy and not the right root vegetables I don't know anyone who doesn't like Puerto Rican or Dominican food I always say they are like our cousins in culture.

[@jg1007]

I am Cuban who grew up in Miami, so Cuban food there is very similar to what my mom would cook for us. But I live in Georgia now and I yet to find a good authentic restaurant except one place in Marietta. It is primarily because the ingredients either are not available or they are too expensive. I suspect that is part of the reason for Puerto Rican food.

[@luisdiegors]

In PR you have to go to piñones! That's where you're gonna eat REAL delicious, crispy alcapurrias and other types of beach foods like bacalaitos, piononos and seafood!

[@jg1007]

I am Cuban and my wife is from Puerto Rico. In fact we are visiting her family soon. My wife won't go to a Puerto Rican restaurant outside of the island. There is a huge difference on the island. I love alcapurrias on the island. Did yours have meat in it? That is kind of a necessity in my opinion. I also don't like pastel. It tastes weird to me. And yes arroz con gandules is awesome. My wife makes it all the time. The secret is the sofrito which my mother in law makes for us and we store in the freezer. And I had chuleta Kan Kan on the island and had the same reaction you did. Not very healthy but I indulge whenever I am on the island. You should definitely take a trip. If you want, I can give you placed to go to get real authentic food and isn't a tourist trap.

[@Spabsa]

Don’t fall for this scam

[@AlvaradoProduction90]

Si vayan a Puerto Rico....

[@elteescat]

Now I want some tamales! I just had some a week ago and now I want MORE!😊

[@brendaroca1049]

Lol mi esposo es cubano y yo de 🇵🇷 y asi digo yo con Los tamales de Cuba 😆

[@lilyj9924]

🇨🇺 ❤➕ 🇵🇷 ❤= 1 🐦 CON 2 ALAS , Y TENEMOS COMIDAS 😋😋😋

[@Azrael8]

You should try Limber and Quenepas, very sweet delicacies from PR. If you visit Anasco, be sure to stop by Don Frappe.

[@MsBebegurl0212]

I didn't know you have to soak gandules overnight before adding to the rice. Basically I had rice with little rocks in it. 😂. Had to order pizza. Please try mofongo..you will love it!!

[@billharrington2300]

Pasteles probably is an acquired if you haven't grown up on them, I love them. Oh, there's so much more. I don't think you can get good Puerto Rican food at a restaurant. You need a home cooked meal. The best food I had in San Juan was at the street vendors!

[@TheJayaldae]

You have the reactions I’ve had most of my life despite growing up with these foods in NY. (Home cooked, Puerto Rican restaurants aren’t prevalent here). Believe it or not, I couldn’t tolerate arroz con gandules until adulthood. The exception is chuleta kan kan, which I first heard of in PR in 2020. That I like. In short, most things are good, but not alcapurrias or pasteles. Try mofongo.

[@yugioht42]

umm yeah there's a big problem especially in Florida as Cubans and Puerto Ricans don't really mix all too well. I think its some kind of rivalry or something. But seriously try to hide the fact you are Cuban in these areas as the Puerto Ricans will call you out on it and start arguing with you.

[@SherriLyle80s]

As long as they take their rivalry out by trying to out-cook each other, I will reap the benefits 😂

[@jenjoy3215]

I’ve been to PR and liked the food. But I was surprised that it was so bland. I don’t like super spicy food but a lil bit of heat is good. Lots of pork on the menus.

[@josuegomez3737]

Conozco ese restaurante, se llama Mofongo y es lo mas auténtico que puedes encontrar de comida puertorriqueña en el area de Miami. Hay otras muy buenas opciones en el area de Orlando/Kissimmee, FL (casi municipio de PR 😂)

[@jasonbabila6006]

Need to try the pasteles 👀👍🏽

[@fcvazquez2]

If you're ever in Cypress, CA, Señor Big Ed's is good.😊

[@Bandolera221]

Tienen q ir a Puerto rico 🇵🇷 nada como la comida hecha en la misma isla 🏝️

[@lilyj9924]

💯 Y COMIDAS AUTENTICA 🇵🇷😋😋

[@estrellamatilde]

You should try Dominican food. Hopefully they have one in your area. Trying different cuisine is like traveling without leaving your location. We don’t have to like it but we can be respectful of different cuisines.

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷 eats rice 🍚 as well its like Asian food.

[@mariosuarez6134]

Comida nicaraguense!😎

[@MarkyVigoroth]

Tan pronto de que mentionaron Puerto Rico, vine. A mí tambien suena igual de raro eso de Chuleta/Churrasco Can Can. Ese Churrasco parece raro. Nunca escuché del 'trifongo'... sólo mofongo. Creo que comí alcapurrias... creo que me gustaron. Como quiera... creo qu eran una masa redonda que tenía carne adentro. Me gustaban los gandules... pero prefería las habichuelas rosadas. ¡Pasa el pastel a mí, pues! ¡A mi me gusta mucho el pastel! Sí... sospecho que debes ir al país actual antes de que haces un juicio apropriado.

[@sneakyracerpr]

el trifongo existe hace muchosimo tiempo. Si no haz vivido en la isla es obvio que no lo conozcas, y si vives en la isla y no lo conoces es que vives en una cueva. El mofongo esta hecho de platano, pero el trifongo esta hecho de platano, yuca y pana (breadfruit). En lo personal prefiero mas el mofongo.

[@MarkyVigoroth]

@@sneakyracerpr Viví en la isla a majoría de mi vida y todavía nunca escuché del trifongo hasta que lo mencionaron en este video.

[@sneakyracerpr]

@@MarkyVigoroth hace mas de 15 años que llevo comiendo trifongo en la isla, deberias haber salido a comer fuera mas a menudo. Cualquier restaurante local los vende 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jg1007]

@@sneakyracerpr Alcapurrias - we ate some from a "kiosko" on the side of the road near where El Yunque is. Absolutely delicious, with ground beef in it. Trifongo - we had it at a small out of the way restaurant called La Casa de Mamá I think on our way back from Las Quevas de Camuey. I don't think that restaurant is there anymore, but I lovedit, stuffed with shrimp. Chuleta Kan Kan - I have had it several places and I love it although not very healthy

[@josuegomez3737]

El trifongo es una variación al mofongo tradicional, lo preparan con yuca y con plátano verde y maduro, si no vives en PR los últimos 25 años puede ser que no lo conozcas. Aunque, si vives en algún estado con restaurantes de comida de PR deberían tenerlo en su menú.

[@elirivera7511]

Los mejores pasteles se hacen en las casas mo restaurantes jaja..y la alcapurria tambien en los kioskos callejeros..No restauranted

[@kandystorressantiago8865]

Everyone makes it differently and it has different tastes. It's like the different tastes of pizza. It's the same/similar ingredients, but it depends on how the person makes it and the amount of seasonings to create it. I love pizza, but there was one person who put too much basil in it and it ruined the whole dish. So keep trying out more Puerto Rican dishes because of the variations in flavor.

[@NM-zl3jy]

Not everyone knows how to make pasteles the right way or alcapurrias. They are made of bananas but if they don’t know how to cook the meat or the masa you won’t like it plus is an acquire taste . Traditional food like pasteles or alcapurrias cook in the right hands is delicious.

[@PassionGrows]

Como no le van a gustar las Alcapurrias por dios y los Pasteles por dios?!! How are you not gonna like Alcapurrias and Pasteles?!!

[@raid_or_die8962]

Yall look a little sauced up on the last clip. "We gotta go to Puerto Rico" "We wanna go to Puerto Rico" makin those drunk plans

[@michaelmateo2399]

Its definitely the restaurant remember they dont always hire PR cooks lol

[@toddtrierweiler958]

You need to try the Tripleta

[@cyberguypr]

Definitivamente el platano no es para Yoel. Deben dar la vuelta por PR cuando puedan para que experimenten con nuestra cocina local

[@cookiepadilla7883]

Los pasteles y las alcapurrias son hechas con guineo verde.

[@mensydavila5205]

También llevan platano verde

[@JoseTorres-sl2eq]

Existen pasteles, alcapurrias y otras frituras desde 100% Increibles hasta 100% incomibles. Todo depende de quien las hace y donde o para que. Los restaurantes jamas haran alcapurrias como las de los pequeños comercios. Los pasteles tienen que ser preparados por mujeres de mucha edad. Nuestras abuelas y algunas madres se botan por lo exotico y buen balance del condimento. Es como todo. Ademas en la isla los precios son diferentes a la capital que es mas agresiva con el turismo en terminos de precios. Aqui hay pasteles de Atun, de Arroz rellenos de gandules, de pollo, cerdo (MMMmm) incluso de brocoli. Tambien hay pasteles ciegos (solo masa) Ademas las masas de los pasteles varian al mesclarse con otras masas como calabaza o yautia(para suavizar masas duras o asperas) Masa de pana o de yuca (amarillitos) Hasta hacer el pastel de arroz blanco rellenos de Gandules guisados y carne. Es un universo mis hermanos... Asi que no se asombren que no todo es como lo ven en un solo lugar. Hay sitios... y sitios. but wait... are you tasting that on US...? Sorry, in the island of PR is another story.

[@lisalarouge6309]

At least you’re tryers.

[@lisalarouge6309]

Oh. I don’t know how. Pick someone else. Thanks anyway.

[@jairogarcia5777]

Please go to Puerto Rico

[@liz6377]

You’re supposed to dip the Alcapurrias in mayo ketchup, they are so yummy definitely an acquired taste. I want one now. Also Pasteles de yuca/pork are the best ones! They are also supposed to be eaten with ketchup 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Natycookie]

Las alcapurrias no necesariamente son con Mayoketchup, eso es más para los sorullitos

[@mensydavila5205]

No se supone que se come las alcapurrias con la salsa de ketchup y mayonesa,ni el pastel con ketchup.Deberian comerlo solo para saborearlo mejor.Pero, muchos lo hecen.🤷🏼‍♀️

[@derrikarenal3308]

montar un avion!?! a Puerto- donde sea, lo que cual quiera? cuando nos das las ganas? OK.. respeto.

[@johnholzhey8149]

So, what were the tamals made of?

[@amgooder]

Funny🤣😂 he dislikes my 2 favorite dishes!!!!🤤 Alcapurrias with a Coco Rico drink and pasteles😋🙃 Am thinking restaurant didn't pull off dishes 🤔flavor wise.

[@MrBlazinerday]

Its like if you go to a cuban restaurant. The food will be good but nothing like what you would eat in a traditional cuban home. To get authentic cooking you find an old person that still cooks.

[@momstermom2939]

That wasn’t merely gandules…it was arroz Amarillo con gandules.

[@aidadasaro9649]

Tienes que ir a una casa para comer comida tipica puertorriquena, no un restaurante

[@josephrod1993]

Acho a mi me pasa asi con los Tamales no me gustan jejeje

[@olgaarimont9396]

EL PASTEL BUENO DE GUINEO NO PLATANO.ESE PARECE LE HECHARON MUCHO PLATANO PORQUE SE VEIA DURO

[@Cristero4718]

What’s the name of this restaurant?

[@arfriedman4577]

Maybe you can find a Puerto Rican person to cook for you and do a video.

[@humvxx]

Or Guavate La Ruta del Lechon

[@pennysilvey8868]

Please! English! I only speak English and you guys are here in America. The subtitles are so fast I can’t keep up.

[@SuperLeonardo40]

Papo, el lio es que la comida fuera de Puerto Rico no sabe igual.Para saber de verdad lo que es el sabor boricua, hay que ir al pais.Creo que ya fueron.....no_?

[@banshee24full]

Pastel need ketchup an alcapurias pike pa que sepa buenas

[@spitornottospit9429]

Si es el restaurante Raices por no vallan. Ustedes merecen mejor comida local que eso.

[@raysha9932]

Awww no como que no le gusto el pastel

[@CaToRi-]

As a puertorriqueña I can tell you that alcapurrias didn’t look good. Pasteles should be a mix of green bananas, plantains, yautia, maybe yuca and lots of pork meat. They are rolled with plantains leaves and then boiled until cooked

[@mysticfirestone8916]

Marielitos deprivados que llegan en balsas a tierra ajena son ignorantes a las bellezas de otras culturas. Oh well, live and learn!

[@cbryant2557]

Te recomiendo q veas en You tube, difernte youtubers q van a la isla para probar nuestra comida. El cancan q se están comiendo, no es churrasco, es chuleta de cerdo Can Can

[@Spabsa]

Just so you all know. Someone impersonating you on Telegram is claiming to give out giveaway prizes in your name!!! They almost scammed me. Please address this in your next video.

[@Spabsa]

Your a scammer. Mari and Yoel have never mentioned a giveaway in any of their videos. Your messed up.

[@kristelfiore1330]

Cómo? No les gustó las alcapurrias????? Ni el pastel de plátano verde ? Prefieren el tamal 🫔 cubano de maíz?? Hay nono noooo 😅ósea no soy de Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ni de cuba pero el pastel es mucho más rico que el de cuba 🇨🇺 😅 ósea almenos acá en 🇺🇸 siempre que he tratado de comer tamal cubano un lugar es peor que otro 😢 quizá en cuba 🇨🇺 si sea ricos seguramente jeje saludos

[@sdflores7572]

Lots of weird things I saw in the food. Restaurants are not the place to go eat Puerto Rican authentic food. Why? Because behind that restaurants ownership I'm pretty sure is not a Puerto Rican. Puerto Rican food is eaten in local rundown poor hoods in grandmas houses and the country side Lechoneras. Those Alcapurias looked they had no meat, we call them ciegos porque es Todo masa y no carne o sabor. They didn't look crispy, more like soggy. Los pasteles looked so pale unless it's made of yucca and the taste is different from the plantain ones. It looked like it had no meat or ingredients inside. Best recommendation is go to a grandmas house, go to the country side (not tourists restaurants) avoid metro areas and try real Puerto Rican food! I have Cuban, Dominican and Colombian friends and I never eat in the restaurants. I go to their houses (when invited lol) and try their homemade food. Fresh, Authentic and Delicious!

[@miriamayala5757]

Pastels is an acquired taste so not every one will like them:)

[@jennyray1476]

I have a Puerto Rican friend who everyone Puerto Rican loves their cooking but I'm not a fan of the food and spices

[@melaniep.317]

It may not have been the restaurant.. As a Puerto Rican (born and raised), our food is not that remarkable. Cuban food and other nationalities are way better in my perspective.

[@chica_california]

First time I’ve ever heard a Puerto Rican say that about PR food.

[@mensydavila5205]

En serio,que no es tan notable o conocida?🤦🏼‍♀️🤔Por lo menos yo, que e sido nacida y criada en PR y vivo ahora fuera,e escuchado y leído todo lo contrario para orgullo nuestro.🇵🇷