Puerto Rican Food: Top 22 Traditional Dishes & Drinks to Savor
Puerto Rican cuisine has a variety of delicious dishes with influences from the Taínos, Spanish, and African cuisines making it a must-try for everyone who visits. Puerto Rico is a small island located in the Caribbean and for many years, it was under Spanish rule until it became a United States territory in 1898. The native population in Puerto Rico was the Taínos who named the island, Borinquen. It is why up to this day, many Puerto Ricans refer to themselves as Boricuas following our native roots. One of the main sources of food for Taínos was corn, fruit, coconuts, …