Nothing describes Puerto Rico better than its food. Matthew Wexler at Edge Boston tells you all about it:
There may be no better way to understand a region’s history than through its food. My visit to San Juan reveals a penchant for anything fried and nary a vegetable in sight – truly, comfort food for a people that spent 400 years under Spanish rule and withstood takeover attempts by the Dutch, French and British before we finally got there. I say what better way to soothe political oppression than with a bacalaito and fresh coconut milk?
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been under the United States’ watchful eye since 1898, when Spain ceded the archipelago as a result of the Spanish-American War. Since Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, the lines have continued to blur.
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