Puerto Rican Chinese cuisine

Puerto Rican Chinese cuisine is a popular style of food exclusive to restaurants in Puerto Rico developed by its Chinese immigrants. The food is a variation of Cantonese cuisine with some elements of Puerto Rican cuisine. A typical dish consists of fried rice, a choice of meat, and French fries. The fried rice itself varies in every restaurant, but can contain many ingredients such as ham, beef, shrimp, egg, lettuce, and onions. In 2020, there were an estimated 450 Chinese restaurants in Puerto Rico and the owners suffered discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico.[1]

Chinese restaurant in Cataño, Puerto Rico

Dishes

Pollo al ajillo

Popular dishes in many Puerto Rican Chinese restaurants are:[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. "Chinos en la isla sufren discrimen por el coronavirus" [Chinese on the island suffer discrimination]. El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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