mofongo
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These act as bases for such dishes as Puerto Rican mofongo, made with plantains mashed with pork cracklings, as well as Cuban yuca with mojo, a citrus and garlic sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Those flavors include pickles and mofongo, pork bao and jerk chicken, bodega coffee and pastrami on rye.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2023
Black beans and rice, yuca, mofongo, empanadas, and Jamaican patties were the dishes that initially tore my attention away from the burgers, takeout pizza and late-night diner food that had been my default.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2023
Fields says he’ll be rolling out new pan flavors in the next week or so, but even with all the different flavors offered, his favorites are the mofongo, the kabocha squash and the Cajun chicken.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022
We stumbled into a nearby restaurant, and on the menu, there were a ton of mofongo options.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
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