I love how that lady said that out food is unhealthy like McDonalds and all those fast food places don't do that but way worst. At least our food is still very fresh and we cook it so...
lolol, yea but you are forgetting she isn't comparing it to anything, she is simply making a statement that it is unhealthy, and for the most part, the street food and what the average Dominican eats, is pretty greasy.
It's a pitty that nobody talked about the other dishes. Locrio, Asopao, Sancocho, molondrones guisados, berenjenas guisadas, o asadas, moro de todo tipo de grano. Ensalada de vegetales, fria o caliente. Dominican food is awesome. Thank God dominicans like to cook. We are not very fond of fast food, junk food. We do have street food, it is delicious.
Street food is fastfood lol. But yea I agree that a lot of dishes are missing but we would have had to interview a lot more people and the video would have been a lot longer.
Street food to Dominicans is not the equivalent of McDonalds or Burger King. But then again, street food in a city like London is just fabulous you cannot really call it fast food it is not mass-produced. That is the same with Dominican food it is not mass-produced and it is the same you would have at home.
Why are people shocked that they said Dominican food is unhealthy? Every culture has unhealthy food but we also have healthy food. The diet regularly is very repetitive (rice, beans and meat) because it's a lot cheaper to make the same food and it's a third world country, so duh. Also when the girl says "whatever animal they killed that day" would be more commonly seen in the rural side of the country, it's not being a "savage", (as one said in the comments)it's a more natural way of life. But Dominican food is great and has a lot of other cultures incorporated into it, if you really go out there and try new things you'll find so a huge variety, you'll loose track of what you've tried.
I disagree with the statement being made that Dominican food is redundant like please stay with your Italian food which all tastes the same don't criticize Dominican food.
yeah when my mom she makes pork she stews it so great that it takes all grease out and makes it very healthy, plus the goose and goat meat are the healthiest meats to eat out there
Jose Mercedes exactly. My mom barely uses salt because she uses other fresh ingredients and seasoning. She also doesn't really fry anything unless it is a must like tostones and pastelitos (which we only eat in the holidays) so idk why they ask gringos for their opinion when gringos eat mcdonalds on a daily and think mac 'n' cheese is flavorful.
kawaiikimchipam Yeah we eat tostones every now and salami so we do not fry anything at home at all, and my mom uses like one teaspoon og salt which is enough and we good sea salt as well, and this one white chick i talked too thought it was gross we eat goose and goat up there, which is common and much better than the other red meats i see in the supermarkets.
kawaiikimchipam we agree with you, but we tried to include the answers of everyone we interviewed, and you'll see after that some ladies go on to describe how much more rich the food is than you first realize if you scratch the surface :) Having said that, I love me some Italian food too!!!
Dominican food is some of the best in the world I mean there are certain dishes that I adore with my heart that I know I can't get anywhere in the states for me I'm currently in the Dominican Republic appreciating a lot of food that I adore with my heart and I'm going to miss when I leave again in a few weeks
The DR is my second home and I am not Dominican. They have a great variety of food besides Dominican ie., Italian, French, Chinese, Mexican, Haitian, Western, From local restaurants to Apple Bee and Hard Rock Cafe. Whatever your preference it is there for you to enjoy. As far as unhealthy, there are gyms everywhere with many top level athletes in prime condition--food choice, is your choice, you can eat very healthy in the DR.
Alberto De Los Santos Yea we have a couple ideas of ways to make the videos a little more dynamic but we only had so much time and so much footage! Thanks for the suggestion!! =D
Alberto de los Santos Tienes razón,pero es como si yo digo el salami con queso frito es un plato típico de Puerto Rico,cuando no es. Pero como quiera jiji saludos desde Puerto Rico.
yo what happened to the Pica Pollo!??!!!! that shit is the bomb!!! i have almost twelve years i dont go to DR and what i miss the most is the picapollo. and them Chimis thoooooo!!! OMG!!!
Dominican food is life it's abuela's teaching you how to make a betrayal it's your mom teaching you how to make rice it's crying when you moved on your own and you finally managed to get the con con to form at the bottom of the pot of rice and you feel like a Dominican woman it's the memories it's being around the people you care about during The Good The bad sharing the plate of food a shot of rum a cold beer a little bit of juice coffee this is what Dominican food is family culture memories and many more to come
First of all, we invented "mangu", but it gets that name after the american's occupation. It's normal, the daily dish is "Arroz, habichuelas y carne". A good video but it was more orientated to the North part of the Country, called "Cibao". Here in the City, Santo Domingo and in the East part of the country you will find a lot of dishes like "pasteles en hoja", "catibias", "monfongo!", different kind of "pastelones"... And in the Southwest part of the country you can find a lot of dishes made of corn, like "chenchen" , "chaca", "chulitos", "dominican arepa- (nothing like Venezuelan/Colombian's arepas)"... And what about "habichuelas con dulce" and "buñuelo de yuca/ñame", traditional desserts served in the holy week all over the country?... And in Christmas, that's the part of the year where we get transformed into a really global nation talking about food, you have a lot of dishes that is kind of impossible to describe without forgetting some of them... "quipes","pastelitos" and "empanadas" those 3, don't forget of those 3!
+Pedro Coss Sanz Pero el mofongo no es original de la rep dominicana,eso llegó de los dominicanos que estaban en Puerto Rico. Conozco a muchos Dominicanos aquí en la Isla que también dicen lo mismo.
beans and rice are very healthy. every country has it's staples. the Italians have tomato sauces and pasta in almost everything. it's just an adjustment to adapt to a new culture's staples...not strange, just different. :)
I'm Puerto Rican and I have no idea what "Dominican food" is. "Rice, beans, and meat" is basically a staple in all of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Can someone name a few typical dishes or something? Just curious. :)
Chenchen, niño envuelto, asopado, sancocho, domplines, arepa, locrios, pastel en hoja, harina de negrito, pastelones, casabe, tipili, mondongo, bollos, albóndigas, chicharrón, lengua guisada, anything made with plantain, yuca, batata, papa, ñame..., crema de auyama, buche' perico, mambá, paella, chimi, yaroa, a lot of different salads, mofongo, chambre, a lot of soups, chofan, mazamorra, fried cheese, yaniqueque, a lot of different types of rice and meat. Not all of them are originally from the DR, but thats basically the regular dishes (leaving out the sweet stuff)
The video asked what is the typical food so that's why the majority said rice and beans and just like every country they have a typical food. In Mexico they eat Tacos, as the typical food, in USA in pizza or mash with a meat and corn, Puerto Rico is Lechon, Italy is spaghetti sauce with everything. In D.R we have a great Variety of plates like Sancocho of one meat or of mixed meats, Asopado de gallina or pollo also Sopa de pollo or gallina which is different, Chambre de habichuelas , fish, paella, all the different Moros like black beans and rice cooked together or red beans or Arroz con gandules, Arroz con coco, Arros with mixed vegetables , Pastellon, Ninos en Huelto, Can't never forget about the Mangu, Spaghettis, Pernil, Empanadas or pastelitos, Kipes, Chicharron, yuca, Longanisa, Bacalao, ect, ect, and let me not even get started on our sweets, dulce de leche, de coco, de batata, de ceresas, naranja, habichuelas con dulce, flan, Quesillo, Biscocho , majarete, Pudin de pan, etc,
In Mexico we more than Tacos. It is funny how a Dominican says his food is the best in the world. ROFL Like he is not biased. I think others who are not Dominican need to tell you this not your own people. The most popular foods in the world are Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, and Thai food. Lechon is found in Spain and many other places like Cuba but it has its origins in Spain.
The equivalent word/name/phrase for the "Pastelon de arroz" dish, with melted cheese on top is probably a rice casserole in English. In Cuba they call it arroz imperial. About Dominican food being redundant, I totally disagree. Dominican cuisine is quite varied and depends of the region of the country as well as well as your budget. Money constraints is a greater determinant of what you eat rather then the cultura; cuisine. Because the DR is still a relatively poor country, rice, beans and chicken remains the preferred staple dish for the Dominican masses, because it taste good, abundant, its a nutritious and provides a well balanced meal but most importantly its very cheap.
El Jamon what are you getting all defensive about. I didn't say anything wrong about any other country nor Mexico either. did you read my statement correctly I guess you didn't. I said in the video they asked what is the Dominican typical food and most answer Rice, beans & meat so I stated each country has its own typical food and I mentioned some countries and there typical food. I don't understand your response to my comment. you acting like offended you or Mexico.
Habichuela is Afro Caribbean kreyole language they have in these islands. Puerto Rico, Cuba and Dominican Republic share this Caribbean dialect and understand each other but in mainland Latin America most people don't understand them. Why because they have their own Caribbean creyole language in the Caribbean and because they are not really part of Latin America. Here is an example in Ecuador with Cubans. ua-cam.com/video/IQ-j3wpoDRo/v-deo.html
there is nothing special about their food cuban panamanian or puerto Rican dominican food jamaican food is pretty much the same they just have more dishes selection and ways of cooking it my granny eats the same food
+Lauren smith-Most if not all Caribbean countries have similar diets. In particular the islands of PR, Cuba and DR are the three which share the greatest similarities in terms of cuisine. This is probably due to its regional location, history, climate and ancestral cultures. The result is an amalgamation of Taino Indian, African and Spanish European influences reflected in the meals. However to say that Dominican food is redundant to only include rice, beans and stewed meat is not accurate. Those three items together on a plate are colloquially known as the Dominican flag, a basic food staple eaten by most Dominicans. It is tasty, nutritious and economical. However, as families become more financially able, the choices increases and varieties expand. But regardless of that, even the most humble of Dominican eats plenty of produce, love salads with their meals as well as fruits and vegetables when in season. In the video there was a Dominican American female who described a dish prepared by her grandmother known as "ninos envueltos." This is just another name for stuff cabbage, one of the dishes we adopted from our middle eastern and Jewish immigrants. In summary these are the facts, Dominican food is not just rice, beans and stewed meat but instead wide and varied. If you can afford it you can eat dishes from every region in the DR with its own unique or special flavors for everyone to enjoy. There are many different dishes a family can prepare, but you have to be able to afford it. We must remember the DR was for a long time a very poor country, but all that is changing. In fact unlike the US, we rarely see over weight people, so that myth that Dominican food clogs the arteries is hogwash. Our food is usually fresh, natural and straight from the farm to your dinner table. Unfortunately, people are beginning to acquire a taste of US American fast foods and eventually we will begin to see an increase in diet related illnesses previously unknown in the DR but very common for developed countries like the United States.
I dislike Dominican food and I'm Dominican. Not a self hater, I just dislike all the meat. I'm not vegetarian. I eat fish and I consider fish meat, but I will not touch pig, cow or fowl. To each his own. Dominicans need to learn to eat more vegetables however.
I love how that lady said that out food is unhealthy like McDonalds and all those fast food places don't do that but way worst. At least our food is still very fresh and we cook it so...
Esa ta loca
lolol, yea but you are forgetting she isn't comparing it to anything, she is simply making a statement that it is unhealthy, and for the most part, the street food and what the average Dominican eats, is pretty greasy.
It's a pitty that nobody talked about the other dishes. Locrio, Asopao, Sancocho, molondrones guisados, berenjenas guisadas, o asadas, moro de todo tipo de grano. Ensalada de vegetales, fria o caliente. Dominican food is awesome. Thank God dominicans like to cook. We are not very fond of fast food, junk food. We do have street food, it is delicious.
dont forget chivo guisao, dompline, pecao frito.
Street food is fastfood lol. But yea I agree that a lot of dishes are missing but we would have had to interview a lot more people and the video would have been a lot longer.
Mona Desi el chenchen con chivo guisado
chenchen, havent had that in years :)
Street food to Dominicans is not the equivalent of McDonalds or Burger King. But then again, street food in a city like London is just fabulous you cannot really call it fast food it is not mass-produced. That is the same with Dominican food it is not mass-produced and it is the same you would have at home.
"It's meant to clug your arteries".
Like McDonald's don't do that 10x worse
hahaha, true!!!!
Emilio Perez yea that girl was dumb for that
Thank you lmfao
Thank you for making these.
I will be in the Dominican Republic for two months
Brandon Selby Awesome, have fun!!! =D
fuck up place!!!
So true about the juice and coffee. Everywhere you go that's the first thing they offer "quiere un cafésito o un jugito?", Haha. I love my country.
"They juice the crap out of anything" lol.
Jac Slonov That is an understatement lol
+We Travel And Blog juice is life, chinola is life.
My favorite Dominican dish is Habichuelas con dulce (roughly translated into sweet beans). I hope you had the chance to try it!
yeah! they didnt even mention it & its my fav thing ever ! smh
Yum!!! I am Dominican so I know the dish very well =D
oh my gosh i looooooveee that stuff
we couldn't leave out the lady with the head rolls lol
haha, of course not!!!!
Why are people shocked that they said Dominican food is unhealthy? Every culture has unhealthy food but we also have healthy food. The diet regularly is very repetitive (rice, beans and meat) because it's a lot cheaper to make the same food and it's a third world country, so duh. Also when the girl says "whatever animal they killed that day" would be more commonly seen in the rural side of the country, it's not being a "savage", (as one said in the comments)it's a more natural way of life. But Dominican food is great and has a lot of other cultures incorporated into it, if you really go out there and try new things you'll find so a huge variety, you'll loose track of what you've tried.
exactly!!!
My grandma on my mother's side is Dominican and I absolutely have always loved her food.
Thank you so much for making this video! I love being Dominican.
No problem and so do I =D
I disagree with the statement being made that Dominican food is redundant like please stay with your Italian food which all tastes the same don't criticize Dominican food.
yeah when my mom she makes pork she stews it so great that it takes all grease out and makes it very healthy, plus the goose and goat meat are the healthiest meats to eat out there
Jose Mercedes exactly. My mom barely uses salt because she uses other fresh ingredients and seasoning. She also doesn't really fry anything unless it is a must like tostones and pastelitos (which we only eat in the holidays) so idk why they ask gringos for their opinion when gringos eat mcdonalds on a daily and think mac 'n' cheese is flavorful.
kawaiikimchipam Yeah we eat tostones every now and salami so we do not fry anything at home at all, and my mom uses like one teaspoon og salt which is enough and we good sea salt as well, and this one white chick i talked too thought it was gross we eat goose and goat up there, which is common and much better than the other red meats i see in the supermarkets.
kawaiikimchipam we agree with you, but we tried to include the answers of everyone we interviewed, and you'll see after that some ladies go on to describe how much more rich the food is than you first realize if you scratch the surface :) Having said that, I love me some Italian food too!!!
+foreignluna I agree with you, but remember that probably when you don't have much money in your pockets lunch can be redundant and boring :S
El blanquito que sabe de historia 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ese tiene pinta de riquito🤣🤣🤣🤣eso acaba de decir mi mamá 😂😂😂he muerto!!!!
DR food is very diversify and different regions eat different things.
Dominican food is some of the best in the world I mean there are certain dishes that I adore with my heart that I know I can't get anywhere in the states for me I'm currently in the Dominican Republic appreciating a lot of food that I adore with my heart and I'm going to miss when I leave again in a few weeks
My mom is obsessed with making "Niño envuelto" if it was for her she would eat it everyday. They forgot to mention the "Chapea" too.
yo so no mangu? haven't heard the word platano yet
hi, possible to contact you for use of this footage for personal project?
No sorry. Wishing you the best.
does anyone have the guy with the blue eye's ig (short for Instagram)? please he si rlly cuteeeeee
Priscilla are you talking about me??? im the shaven head guy in the RED shirt.... With blue eyes...
@@phishtank4648 lol this is funny.. one of my students commented on this video, I'm sorry I really don't remember who she meant by the comment hehehe
@@182prizinha Another love lost hehehe... Thanks Priscilla, im sure she was talking about me, I was the cutiest in the video hahaha ;)
@@182prizinha Tell your student HELLO and hugsssss....
@@phishtank4648 im sure it was hahahaha yeah I will 🥰🥰🥰
18 years haven't been to D.R. But this summer. I Going :-)
1:26 yooo that's 100 percent fact.. hella funny
she's cute too
The DR is my second home and I am not Dominican. They have a great variety of food besides Dominican ie., Italian, French, Chinese, Mexican, Haitian, Western, From local restaurants to Apple Bee and Hard Rock Cafe. Whatever your preference it is there for you to enjoy. As far as unhealthy, there are gyms everywhere with many top level athletes in prime condition--food choice, is your choice, you can eat very healthy in the DR.
They all forgot to mention HABICHUELA CON DULCE smh
So many familiar faces!!
''and whatever animal they are excited to kill that day'' xdd
Great video, but you guys forgot EL MOFONGO. also will be good to put a picture of the plates.
Alberto De Los Santos Yea we have a couple ideas of ways to make the videos a little more dynamic but we only had so much time and so much footage! Thanks for the suggestion!! =D
No problem, thanks guys for that great job
+Alberto de los Santos Mofongo es de Puerto rico.
Tienes razón Dani, pero también es un plato que se come mucho aquí, no es de donde sea el origen sino el plato que se come
Alberto de los Santos Tienes razón,pero es como si yo digo el salami con queso frito es un plato típico de Puerto Rico,cuando no es. Pero como quiera jiji saludos desde Puerto Rico.
I just wish they showed the food they were talking about
yo what happened to the Pica Pollo!??!!!! that shit is the bomb!!! i have almost twelve years i dont go to DR and what i miss the most is the picapollo. and them Chimis thoooooo!!! OMG!!!
haha!!
That s funny...we all eat them beans & rice
Dominican food is life it's abuela's teaching you how to make a betrayal it's your mom teaching you how to make rice it's crying when you moved on your own and you finally managed to get the con con to form at the bottom of the pot of rice and you feel like a Dominican woman it's the memories it's being around the people you care about during The Good The bad sharing the plate of food a shot of rum a cold beer a little bit of juice coffee this is what Dominican food is family culture memories and many more to come
0:40 that's my cousins wtff lol
SNOOPDOGG809 hahaha, that's awesome
Take a little trip to Jarabacoa and vlog it trust me you will fall in love!!
Funny you say that because we have a 100$ challenge video I did in Jarabacoa
Domini Food ;-) mmmm.... So Good.
lo mejor es la comida de fogón calientica
Pingues TV como el chenchen
Rice and beans comes in many ways. Mix or separet. Or just rice cooked mix with any kind of meat with no beans.
First of all, we invented "mangu", but it gets that name after the american's occupation. It's normal, the daily dish is "Arroz, habichuelas y carne". A good video but it was more orientated to the North part of the Country, called "Cibao". Here in the City, Santo Domingo and in the East part of the country you will find a lot of dishes like "pasteles en hoja", "catibias", "monfongo!", different kind of "pastelones"... And in the Southwest part of the country you can find a lot of dishes made of corn, like "chenchen" , "chaca", "chulitos", "dominican arepa- (nothing like Venezuelan/Colombian's arepas)"... And what about "habichuelas con dulce" and "buñuelo de yuca/ñame", traditional desserts served in the holy week all over the country?... And in Christmas, that's the part of the year where we get transformed into a really global nation talking about food, you have a lot of dishes that is kind of impossible to describe without forgetting some of them... "quipes","pastelitos" and "empanadas" those 3, don't forget of those 3!
I agree! Wish they spoke about Morir Soñando. Nothing like it. Some of my best childhood memories circled around it.
+Pedro Coss Sanz Pero el mofongo no es original de la rep dominicana,eso llegó de los dominicanos que estaban en Puerto Rico. Conozco a muchos Dominicanos aquí en la Isla que también dicen lo mismo.
Dani Rican A lo mejor por eso es más común en el Este, donde se asentaron los puertorriqueños...
Very true, thanks for your additions!!
my wife is domincan and I visit her country and her family down there 2 times... my first time and my last time....
Didn't enjoy your time
You probably didn't go to the correct place, it's a pretty diverse country.
beans and rice are very healthy. every country has it's staples. the Italians have tomato sauces and pasta in almost everything. it's just an adjustment to adapt to a new culture's staples...not strange, just different. :)
y el mangu? anda el diabloooo
jajajaja
6:01 boom
I'm Puerto Rican and I have no idea what "Dominican food" is. "Rice, beans, and meat" is basically a staple in all of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Can someone name a few typical dishes or something? Just curious. :)
Watch the video or read some of the comments above you. =D
Chenchen, niño envuelto, asopado, sancocho, domplines, arepa, locrios, pastel en hoja, harina de negrito, pastelones, casabe, tipili, mondongo, bollos, albóndigas, chicharrón, lengua guisada, anything made with plantain, yuca, batata, papa, ñame..., crema de auyama, buche' perico, mambá, paella, chimi, yaroa, a lot of different salads, mofongo, chambre, a lot of soups, chofan, mazamorra, fried cheese, yaniqueque, a lot of different types of rice and meat. Not all of them are originally from the DR, but thats basically the regular dishes (leaving out the sweet stuff)
You're an idiot
En la republica dominicana se come rico y ya esta 💪
at least i got yuca
The video asked what is the typical food so that's why the majority said rice and beans and just like every country they have a typical food. In Mexico they eat Tacos, as the typical food, in USA in pizza or mash with a meat and corn, Puerto Rico is Lechon, Italy is spaghetti sauce with everything. In D.R we have a great Variety of plates like Sancocho of one meat or of mixed meats, Asopado de gallina or pollo also Sopa de pollo or gallina which is different, Chambre de habichuelas , fish, paella, all the different Moros like black beans and rice cooked together or red beans or Arroz con gandules, Arroz con coco, Arros with mixed vegetables , Pastellon, Ninos en Huelto, Can't never forget about the Mangu, Spaghettis, Pernil, Empanadas or pastelitos, Kipes, Chicharron, yuca, Longanisa, Bacalao, ect, ect, and let me not even get started on our sweets, dulce de leche, de coco, de batata, de ceresas, naranja, habichuelas con dulce, flan, Quesillo, Biscocho , majarete, Pudin de pan, etc,
Let's not forget all of our salads, potato salad, avocado salad and green salads. In Italy I meant Spaghettis not spaghetti sauce.
In Mexico we more than Tacos. It is funny how a Dominican says his food is the best in the world. ROFL Like he is not biased. I think others who are not Dominican need to tell you this not your own people. The most popular foods in the world are Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, and Thai food. Lechon is found in Spain and many other places like Cuba but it has its origins in Spain.
El Jamon united state ranked 10 in the best food category, travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/worlds-best-food-cultures-453528/
edd st Okay great. Nice to know.
The equivalent word/name/phrase for the "Pastelon de arroz" dish, with melted cheese on top is probably a rice casserole in English. In Cuba they call it arroz imperial. About Dominican food being redundant, I totally disagree. Dominican cuisine is quite varied and depends of the region of the country as well as well as your budget. Money constraints is a greater determinant of what you eat rather then the cultura; cuisine. Because the DR is still a relatively poor country, rice, beans and chicken remains the preferred staple dish for the Dominican masses, because it taste good, abundant, its a nutritious and provides a well balanced meal but most importantly its very cheap.
No langonisa patel en oja, javas con dulce and so on...
i dont like that white girl i am a domincan and i eat domincan food every day for the the last 14 years of my life and im fine
That's like a smoker who is 80 saying I smoke a pack a day and I'm fine. Just because you do it and are healthy does not mean it is healthy.
We Travel And Blog So you're saying that Dominican food is unhealthy and comparing it with cigarette .
lol Definitely did not say that, I was just showing the commentor that her argument is not really valid.
love my country so much te veo pronto belleza
El Jamon what are you getting all defensive about. I didn't say anything wrong about any other country nor Mexico either. did you read my statement correctly I guess you didn't. I said in the video they asked what is the Dominican typical food and most answer Rice, beans & meat so I stated each country has its own typical food and I mentioned some countries and there typical food. I don't understand your response to my comment. you acting like offended you or Mexico.
I'm from Santiago, a vegetarian and barely eat Dominican food. 🤷🏻♀️
Those white Dominicans speak good english lol
lol
Habichuela is Afro Caribbean kreyole language they have in these islands. Puerto Rico, Cuba and Dominican Republic share this Caribbean dialect and understand each other but in mainland Latin America most people don't understand them. Why because they have their own Caribbean creyole language in the Caribbean and because they are not really part of Latin America.
Here is an example in Ecuador with Cubans.
ua-cam.com/video/IQ-j3wpoDRo/v-deo.html
Chicharonias
la bandera dominicana is A1
no even a dish... just people talking...
fucking delicious
there is nothing special about their food cuban panamanian or puerto Rican dominican food jamaican food is pretty much the same they just have more dishes selection and ways of cooking it my granny eats the same food
+Lauren smith omg, because American fried food and cuisine is so diverse and unique
+Lauren smith-Most if not all Caribbean countries have similar diets. In particular the islands of PR, Cuba and DR are the three which share the greatest similarities in terms of cuisine. This is probably due to its regional location, history, climate and ancestral cultures. The result is an amalgamation of Taino Indian, African and Spanish European influences reflected in the meals. However to say that Dominican food is redundant to only include rice, beans and stewed meat is not accurate. Those three items together on a plate are colloquially known as the Dominican flag, a basic food staple eaten by most Dominicans. It is tasty, nutritious and economical. However, as families become more financially able, the choices increases and varieties expand. But regardless of that, even the most humble of Dominican eats plenty of produce, love salads with their meals as well as fruits and vegetables when in season. In the video there was a Dominican American female who described a dish prepared by her grandmother known as "ninos envueltos." This is just another name for stuff cabbage, one of the dishes we adopted from our middle eastern and Jewish immigrants. In summary these are the facts, Dominican food is not just rice, beans and stewed meat but instead wide and varied. If you can afford it you can eat dishes from every region in the DR with its own unique or special flavors for everyone to enjoy. There are many different dishes a family can prepare, but you have to be able to afford it. We must remember the DR was for a long time a very poor country, but all that is changing. In fact unlike the US, we rarely see over weight people, so that myth that Dominican food clogs the arteries is hogwash. Our food is usually fresh, natural and straight from the farm to your dinner table. Unfortunately, people are beginning to acquire a taste of US American fast foods and eventually we will begin to see an increase in diet related illnesses previously unknown in the DR but very common for developed countries like the United States.
I guess vegans don't approve
I dislike Dominican food and I'm Dominican. Not a self hater, I just dislike all the meat. I'm not vegetarian. I eat fish and I consider fish meat, but I will not touch pig, cow or fowl. To each his own. Dominicans need to learn to eat more vegetables however.
+Redbird there is not one meal without salad and its many variation.
From Dominican Republic I only eat pork and chicken I don't eat cow or goat or something like that is nasty and weird
I feel you on the eating more veggies part!!
Redbird I'm from Santiago and I'm vegetarian and I barely eat Dominican food 🤷🏻♀️
i know u lying 💀