FOOD ! Comida popular de Boricuas.

Do you know what is the 9^th wonder of the world? Yes you guessed right! Food!!
As a guy, I have intimate relationships with different cultural foods here and there, and it’s great! Now that I have been in here in Puerto Rico for almost 3 months, I have experienced food that will change your date for your flight back home.

I’ll start naming them in order of my droll scale.

Droll trace from home to the restaurant
The most popular food you will here around here is: Mofongos! Yes, those banany delicious plates that you just wanna slap to give it more flavor, yes those.

Made from plantains

Droll trace of me coming from a pouring day

The other popular food that you might see in a lot of signs as you drive though beach kiosks is: Pinchos! Yes, those shishkabab looking beauties that when you just had a few drinks will eat like a hungry giant, yes those.

It is mainly pieces of pork in a stick, this has has tostones

Droll trace all over my shirt

As we come down from the popularity scale, we reach more banany foods, fabulous! This dark looking food is actually tastier and sweeter than it looks, I present you: Pastelon. Yes, those burnt-lasagna looking pieces that will surprise you on the first bite you take, yes those.

Pastelon made out of banonoes and beef, accompanied by juca fries (not that great).

Droll trace of a sweaty man

When you check out the beach, you might find these tasty cheap little snacks that will blow your mind, we call them: Empanadas. Yes, those sweet-bread looking pieces of homemade art that will stop your hunger after a nice swim at the beach, yes those.

Chicken Empanada 

Beef Empanada

Droll trace of a waterfall in my shirt

Another small tasty snack that hits you when you least expect it is the: Bacalaito. Yes those sneaky non-appetizing looking tortillas that will wake your senses up for satisfaction, yes those.

Pretty much tasty fried flour dough

Droll trace like a zombie, all over your face
A Zorrucho looking food that is actually salty is: alcapurria. Yes, these Twinkie looking sticks with a meaty surprise in the middle, yes those. 

Yuca or Gineo kinds, with cow or pig in them

Droll face...

Last but not least, the cheap good-tasting rice mix: arroz con gandules. Yes, this old style spanish looking plate that will fill you up and there will still be leftovers, yes those.

Gandules, or pigeon peas, are in a tasty rice mix. 

Words with...spanish friends.

Soooo, for a change in topic (related though) I'm going to show the difference between some words in Mexican spanish and Boricua Spanish. 

Puerto Rican                          Mexican                     English

Grama                                     sacate                         grass

Guagua                                   autobus                      bus

Mofongo                                                                   fried plaintain with meat

Zafacón                                   basura                        trash can

Goma                                      llanta plastic               tire

Caserio                                                                       employee housing

Correa                                     cinto                           belt

Frisa                                        cobija                         blanket                      

Miyayo(Cuban)                      cocaina                       cocaine

Palo                                                                           hit, success

Enfogonado                                                              mad, lit up

Bregar                                                                       to deal with

Chavos                                    dinero                        money

China                                      naranja                       orange

Nitido                                      cool/bueno                neat

Brea                                        pavamento                 pavement

Tapon                                     trafico                         traffic

Muerto                                   tope                             speed bump

Marquecina                                                                drive-way

Embota                                                                      dull

Chinchorrea                                                               small bar

Pon                                                                            ride

Chevere                                  chido                          awesome

Botar                                       tirar a basura              throw in trash

Pastel                                      tameles boricuas        tamale looking things (yucca or )

Cuño                                     chihuahua                   dang it

Horita                                    despues                       later

Ahora                                   horita/ahora                  now

Habichuelas                         frijoles                          beans

That was a bit of my Puerto Rican experience. If you want to know more, subscribe to me on YouTube to see the videos that I've posted, or going to post.
I spent 3 months in San Juan Puerto Rico, so that's as much cultural experience I've gained. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.