With fall in full swing, there's no better time to indulge in delicious, feel-good comfort foods. From Peruvian aji de gallina to Mexican pozole, here're some the most delicious and comforting Latinx dishes from around the world.
If you want comfort food at its best, look no further than this Yucatan specialty: Pulled pork shoulder marinated and braised in a bunch of citrus, jalapeños, honey, and spices. Get the recipe.
This bread made with tapioca flour, queso fresco, mozzarella, and egg is more commonly known as pao de queijo in Brazil, but it's a popular snack food in Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, and Bolivia as well. Get the recipe.
This Guatemalan dessert is made of mashed plantains that are fried and stuffed with a sweet mixture of refried beans and chocolate, then topped with cinnamon sugar. Get the recipe.
This hearty stew is popular in a handful of Caribbean islands and Latin American countries like Puerto Rico, the Domincan Republic, and Cuba. It typically contains potatoes, yuca, corn, plantains, and meat like oxtail or beef shank. Get the recipe.
This Afro-caribbean dish is made with fried plantains that are mashed with garlic, olive oil, and spices. In this version, it's topped with sautéed shrimp. Get the recipe.
If you can't book a trip to Lima, transport yourself to Peru with this traditional dish. It's chicken that's smothered in a rich sauce made from aji peppers, garlic, walnuts, evaporated milk, and white bread (which gives the sauce its thick and creamy consistency). Get the recipe.
13.Canoas de Platanos Maduros (Ripe Plantain Canoes with Eggplant)
By now, you probably realize plantains are a staple of many Latin American comfort foods, and these mashed plantain boats are no exception. Here, they're stuffed with a vegetarian filling of eggplant, pepper, tomato, and plenty of cheese. Get the recipe.
There are few foods as comforting as a big, piping bowl of soup. This Colombian take on chicken soup is loaded with corn, chunky potatoes, and topped with avocado and red chilli. Get the recipe.
When you think of Uruguayan cuisine, the chivito steak sandwich will probably come to mind. This massive creation is made with steak, bacon, cheese, onion, red bell pepper, chimichurri sauce, lettuce, tomato, and sliced hard-boiled eggs all stuffed into a roll. Get the recipe.
Crispy fried plantains — known as tostones, patacón pisao, or tachinos depending on the country — are a popular snack food throughout Latin America. They're often served with ketchup or garlic and oil for dipping. Get the recipe.
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It's the food you like having to feel good. Could be something like fish and chips, mac and cheese, spaghetti, a hot dog, some noodles, a dosa, or maybe Snickers or some good old paratha.
Some items typical of Latin American cuisine include maize-based dishes arepas, empanadas, pupusas, tacos, tamales, tortillas and various salsas and other condiments (guacamole, pico de gallo, mole, chimichurri, chili, aji, pebre).
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Ceviche (Peru) This popular South American dish got its start in Peru but has become widespread throughout the coast of both South and Central America. ...
Other popular main dishes were pizza, baked potato soup, and chicken and waffles. Moving on to the sides, the most popular comfort side dishes were mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole. In fact, in a surprising 12 states, mashed potatoes were the top-searched side dish.
Rice, for example, was consumed in Spain, Western Africa, and Asia before 1492. Moreover, foods such as corn, potatoes, and tomatoes spread so widely during the early modern era that many people do not realize they were domesticated in what is now Latin America.
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