Foods from the Island of Enchantment (Puerto Rico)

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1. One of the many hot appetizers served in Puerto Rico is made out of corn meal and sugar, usually served with a dipping sauce. What is the name of these tasty treats? surullitos empanadas burritos frijolitos

2. The Puerto Rican people love to eat a hearty breakfast, many mornings they will have a big bowl of "funchi". What is "funchi"? corn meal cereal with cinnamon rice cereal with cinnamon oatmeal cereal with cinnamon barley cereal with cinnamon

3. Rice and beans is a favorite meal for the rich or poor of the island. True False

4. Puerto Rico produces 80% of the rum that is consumed in the mainland United States. True False

5. Candies are made of many fruits native to Puerto Rico, but which fruits are the most commonly used? Apple, cherries, pineapple, and pears. Pears, bananas, apples and peaches. Bananas, grapes, grapefruit, and plums. Papaya, guava, mango and naranja.

6. Another traditional Puerto Rican dish is "asopao" but it is not really a soup, it is more like a "gumbo" and is most frequently made with rabbit meat. True False

7. Although we celebrate Thanksgiving on the island with the traditional turkey dinner, Christmas is always celebrated with which of the following meat dishes? Baked chicken (pollo) Baked pork (lechon) Baked lizard (lagartillo) Baked cows tongue (lingua)

8. Plantains, from the banana family are used for many different creole dishes, but the favorite way to eat plantain here is as the "tostone". What is the proper way to make a "tostone"? ball of ground-up and steamed plantain. sliced plantain, deep fried and flattened and refried again. mashed plantain, deep fried and then flattened. ball of mashed plantain that is filled with hot sauce.

9. Ok, now no meal is complete without dessert, which of the following is a traditional Puerto Rican dessert? Coconut pudding. Flan custard. All of these. Rice pudding.

10. Now, what quiz on Puerto Rico would be complete without a little bit of coffee. What makes Puerto Rican coffee so special? It is grown in the lowest valleys. It is grown in soil that has sugar in it. A natural animal fertilizer is used. It is grown in high altitudes.