The tropical root vegetables (Yautías, Yucas or Ñames) are a staple in the Puerto Rican culture. The cooked root vegetables are served like a potato and accompanied with meat or fish. Boiling is the most common method used for cooking the root vegetables.

^{Muchos de los vegetales consumidos en Puerto Rico son importados de Estados Unidos como el ajo, el cebollín, el céleri, el espárrago, la lechuga, el maíz, la espinaca, la cebolla, la habichuela (con la cual se preparan comidas típicas del país). Otros como el chayote, el frijol, el gandul, se importan de Costa Rica.}

One of the greatest things about traveling to the Caribbean is all of the fresh fruits and vegetables, many of which may be new to the traveler. Discover the declious taste of fresh fruit that hasn’t been picked green and “ripened” in a warehouse. Here are a few that you should try when you visit Puerto Rico.

1/2 teaspoon black pepper. 1 red bell pepper, julienned. 1 onion, thinly sliced. 2 garlic cloves, minced. salt to taste. Directions: Boil root vegetables until fork tender. Simmer half the oil in frying pan with bay leaf, pepper, red pepper, onion, garlic, and. salt for about 5 minutes.

Navegue a Puerto Rico y experimente la cultura distintiva del Viejo San Juan y los mejores platos puertorriqueños tradicionales y más populares como el Mofongo, el sándwich callejero favorito Tripleta y el plato nacional de Puerto Rico Arroz con Gandules y más.

^{Ingredients. A mix of Puerto Rican tubers including any or all of the following: yuca, yautia, batata, plantain, and regular potatoes. 1 lb of bacalao ( salted cod fish) 1 onion (sliced thin) 2 garlic cloves (chopped) pimento stuffed Spanish olives (roughly chopped) capers. olive oil.} Navegue a Puerto Rico y experimente la cultura distintiva del Viejo San Juan y los mejores platos puertorriqueños tradicionales y más populares como el Mofongo, el sándwich callejero favorito Tripleta y el plato nacional de Puerto Rico Arroz con Gandules y más. One of the greatest things about traveling to the Caribbean is all of the fresh fruits and vegetables, many of which may be new to the traveler. Discover the declious taste of fresh fruit that hasn’t been picked green and “ripened” in a warehouse. Here are a few that you should try when you visit Puerto Rico. Ingredients. A mix of Puerto Rican tubers including any or all of the following: yuca, yautia, batata, plantain, and regular potatoes. 1 lb of bacalao ( salted cod fish) 1 onion (sliced thin) 2 garlic cloves (chopped) pimento stuffed Spanish olives (roughly chopped) capers. olive oil. XP0L.