Cuisine

Cuisine

Here comes Dad with Boniatos

By: Domingo Cuza Pedrera

In the previous edition of Cubaplus magazine we introduced many facts on the boniato, a sweet potato very important in Cuban traditional cuisine. In order to cover all of the benefits this versatile plant has to offer we had to divide the article in two parts. In the first part we talked about the boniato´s contribution up to the time of our wars of independence. A lot still remains to be said because this sweet potato continued holding its own in Cuban meals and has been faithful through good and bad times up until today.

Nazdarovie! RESTAURANT

Few are the restaurants that can touch your heart as does Nazdarovie!, a place in which to celebrate the social and cultural bond forged over decades between Cuba and the former Soviet Union.

El Bacura, once visited, you’ll want to return

By: Mercedes Ramos / Photos by Jose (Tito) Meriño

Situated in an environment combining the best of the foliage of the countryside, the beauty of the beach and cityscapes, El Bacura restaurant/bar’s greatest draw is that customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance. Open Monday to Sunday from noon to 10:30 pm, the restaurant is at Celimar beach, 20 minutes from downtown Havana, visited by those seeking relief from the heat of hot tropical summers.

Opera Restaurant: Cuisine for Modern Tastes

By Lucía Arboláez, Photos: Emilio Herrera and Luis Mario Gell

Alejandro Dumas, the famous French writer, referring to an authentic gastronomic menu, pointed out, “A menu is like an orchestra, where all notes are in harmony with the set”.

The Boniato: Cuba´ Sweet Potato

By Domingo Cuza Pedrera

Cuba´s indisputable national symbols include the palma real (the royal palm tree), the tocororo (national bird) and the mariposa, the national flower. Recently in one of its songs, Cuba´s popular duo Buena Fe proposed that the pig was the national mammal.

History of a Corn Dish

By: MSc. Domingo Cuza Pedrera

Some Indian American legends say that man comes from corn. If we follow the theory that we are what we eat, then it does not turn out to be so absurd that those civilizations that took corn as a basic food were considering it to be sacred and part of man´s own origins.

Le Chansonnier: A pleasure like no other

By: Mercy Ramos, Photos: José Meriño

“Le Chansonnier” in Cuba is a mix of modernity and colonial style, situated in a big house built at the beginning of the 20th century.

La Barca a place for coming back

By Mercy Ramos - Photos: Ferval

On the avenue that runs along the Port of Havana, the Avenida del Puerto, stands the Suárez building, from which one can see the arrival and departure of every ship in the bay. It is also the location of the La Barca restaurant, exceptional for its magnificent culinary offers and excellent service.

Mesón Sancho Panza Paladar

Photos by: Jorge Pérez and courtesy of the Mesón

Very near to a unique sculpture of Don Quixote on the centrally-located Avenida 23 of Havana’s Vedado neighbourhood is the Mesón Sancho Panza. Like the lovable hero, one of this restaurant’s virtues is loyalty, in this case to its numerous clients.