For those of you who have travelled to other Latin American countries other than the DR or simply like to try local dishes have you heard of chigüire? It's a local Venezuelan dish which is the meat of this rodent:



According to the article, it's the largest of all rodents in the world also known as carpincho or capibara. The meat of this rodent became popular during the colonial period in the plains of the country. However,...

I was browsing through the Puerto Rican newspaper endi.com and came across an interesting ad- 'es un ñame preparar viandas con mazola oliva'. I clicked on the link and there was a promotional PDF file of vegetables with a brief description of how to best prepare them for optimum cuisine of course using 'Mazola Virgin Olive Oil'.

I think this is a handy link to have if you enjoy cooking or knowing about some of the typical vegetables used in Caribbean cuisine both English and Spanish-speaking...