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mofongo

American  
[muh-fong-goh, maw-fawng-gaw] / məˈfɒŋ goʊ, mɔˈfɔŋ gɔ /

noun

  • mofongos
    plural
  1. a Puerto Rican dish of mashed fried plantains with pork cracklings and garlic.


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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

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

Your level of mofongo appreciation may heightened by your relationship with its accompanying caldo de pollo, or chicken broth.

From Washington Post Aug. 29, 2022

From this point forward, mofongo became my favorite Puerto Rican dish, one of the many reasons I can't wait to go back to the island.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2021

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