frita
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I never loved the food — until I discovered ropa vieja and vaca frita.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
Most places I've lived in since leaving home have had some Cuban-American presence in their dining scene, showcasing beautiful renditions of the perhaps "more popular" Cuban dishes like vaca frita or ropa vieja.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022
The hearty dish is now commonly paired with Puerto Rican classics like pernil, carne frita, and shrimp mojo.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
Lucy Campos’s finest dish may be her trucha frita, a butterflied and pan-fried piece of freshwater trout that is buttery and almost begging for a spoonful of fresh pico de gallo.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
Frita, run quick; bring wood and coals, and make the caldron ready. frita.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac
Over yerba mate and torta fritas, his mother, Ederlinda Miguelina Yelón, passed along the knowledge she had stored in Chaná, a throaty language spoken by barely moving the lips or tongue.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Families pressed around picnic tables piled high with homemade empanadas, papas fritas and steaming cups of morocho, a thick, sweet drink.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2021
Had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at the Spanish Diner...and absolutely everything exceeded our expectations...the pan con tomate, albondigas con patatas fritas dish, & even the drunk'n pineapple were super flavorful & delicioso!!
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2019
To signify the close of the meal came frijoles fritas or fried beans, and these were followed by the dessert consisting of some preserved fruit or of a sweet tamale.
From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Edwords, Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar)
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