Destination-Inspired Recipe Ropa Vieja
The traditional dish of Cuba By Tania Moffat
ing Cuba, adopted it as their own traditional dish. Te dish is cooked throughout the Caribbean, including Panamanian, Dominican and Canarian cuisine. While each country’s recipe varies slightly, the dishes are similar in their use of shredded meat and tomato bases. Tere is a legend behind the dish which gave rise to its name.
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According to the tale, a poor peasant man had no money to feed his family. Distraught, he cut up his own clothes and boiled them in water, praying over the dish. Miraculously it turned into a shredded meat stew that resembled his clothes. Literally translated ropa vieja means “old clothes” in Spanish, a reference to the legend. Tis satisfying dish tastes even better the next day, so be sure to cook extra. In Cuba it is often served with rice, black beans and fried plantains.
his dish has historical roots that originate in the Ibe- rian peninsula of Spain over 500 years ago. Crossing the ocean with the Spaniards, the recipe was brought to the Caribbean where several countries, includ-
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