Cuisine

Cuisine

Congrí or moros, (rice and beans), another delight of Cuban fusion cooking

Among many other dishes that are typical in Cuba, is the cooking of a dish that mixes rice and beans, a combination that is linked to Cuba’s mestizo (mixed race) origins.

Famous picnic Le Diner en Blanc held in Havana

Cubaplus

World famous picnic Le Diner en Blanc (Dinner in White) was held this time in the Cuban capital to honor the 500th Anniversary of its foundation, marked next November 16.

Gaceñiga, Sponge cake with a musical echo

The timeless rectangular sweet loaf that accompanies breakfasts and snacks across the planet has a particular name in Cuba. This sponge loaf sometimes with raisins, almonds or walnuts gets its name from a local derivation of an Italian singer’s surname.

Culture of Cuban Bartenders Assured by Specialist

Prensa Latina

Rum is not just alcohol but culture and traditions, as the renowned Cuban bartender Pavel Fernández, one of the participants in the First Gastrocult 2019 Academic Workshop.

Two Cuban cocktails among the world’s best sellers

Prensa Latina

Two Cuban cocktails, the daiquiri and the mojito, stand out today among the world''s most sold cocktails.

Cuba Hopes to Produce over 311,000 Tones of Rice in 2019

Prensa Latina

Cuba hopes to produce more than 311,000 tons of rice by the end of the current year, thanks to increased agricultural yields and the introduction of new technologies, reported Granma Newspaper on Friday.

Chefs and Artists from Five Countries to Interact in Cuba

Prensa Latina

Experts from five countries will interact here from January 8 to 10 in the 2019 Gastrocult academic program that will be dedicated to India, said the president of the organizing committee, Lis Cuesta.

Spanish Dancers Hope to Perform a Unique Flamenco Show in Cuba

Prensa Latina

Spanish dancers Maria Juncal and Alfonso Losa aspire to offer on Tuesday a unique flamenco show in Cuba on the closing day of the 26th International Ballet Festival of Havana Alicia Alonso.

Convention of Cuban Chefs Sparks Expectation

Prensa Latina

The 5th National Convention of Cuban Chefs in October generates great expectation, above all in the tourism markets prevailing in this island.

Instead of bread...

By Elsy Fors

The Spanish word casabe comes from one of the languages of the indigenous people who inhabited Cuba before the Spanish settlers. The word is as old as the foodstuff it refers to: a flatbread similar to a Mexican tortilla that is made from grated cassava then dried and toasted in a ceramic dish. Casabe used to be stockpiled to last from one cassava harvest to the next.

Cuban Chocolate Industry Has a Promising Future, Expert Says

Prensa Latina

The chocolate industry has a promising future in Cuba, based on the driving strategy of cocoa production and the strength achieved by the academy in this sphere, an expert said in Havana.

Cuban Minister of Tourism Opens 10th Varadero Gourmet Festival

Text and photo: Mercy Ramos

Festival Varadero Gourmet has become a propitious space to position Cuba as a quality destination in gastronomic service, asserted Cuban Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero Cruz, in opening of the 10th Varadero Gourmet Festival.

Nestlé Receives the Support of Chefs in Cuba

By Roberto Campos, Prensa Latina

The famous Swiss food company Nestlé receives the support of the Federation of Culinary Associations of the Republic of Cuba (FACRC), whose chefs see with good eyes a recent recipe book of the firm.

Cuban Cuisine at the Center of Debates in Varadero Gourmet Event

Prensa Latina

The fusion of cultures in Cuban cuisine; present trends in handling food and beverages; pairing of spirits, habanos, chocolate and coffee and after meal cocktails are among the issues open to debate during the tenth edition of the Gourmet Varadero International Festival, on June 26 thru 29 at the Plaza America Convention Center.

Cuba's Most Famous Restaurant Turns 68 Years

Prensa Latina

Cuba's most famous restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio is turning 68 years old open in Old Havana, an emblematic scenario for tourism that grows here every day.