Category:Latin American recipes

In this category you will find recipes from Central and South America, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Some of the recipes might be strange or unusual but hopefully they will give you some ideas and inspiration. Latin America is a very diverse area of land that holds various cuisines that vary from nation to nation.

Some items typical of Latin American cuisine include maize-based dishes (tortillas, tamales, pupusas) and various salsas and other condiments (guacamole, pico de gallo, mole, chimichurri, and pebre). These spices are generally what give the Latin American cuisines a distinct flavour; yet, each country of Latin America tends to use a different spice and those that share spices tend to use them at different quantities. Thus, this leads for a variety across the area. Latin American beverages are just as distinct as their foods. Some of the beverages can even date back to the times of the Native Americans. Some popular beverages include mate, pisco, horchata, chicha, atole, cacao and aguas frescas.

Puddings in Latin America are generally very sweet in taste. They include dulce de leche, alfajor, arroz con leche, tres leches cake, Teja and flan.

Latin American Ingredients in the UK

We have a list of suppliers of Latin American ingredients.

DOP ingredients

DOP stands for Denominación de Origen Protegida which in the UK we know as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Under the EU agricultural product quality policy, this "covers agricultural products and foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognised know-how". The following Dominican ingredients are those which are registered as DOP.

IGP ingredients

IGP stands for 'Indicación Geográfica Protegida' which in the UK we know as 'Protected Geographical Indication' (PGI). Under the EU agricultural product quality policy, this "covers agricultural products and foodstuffs closely linked to the geographical area. At least one of the stages of production, processing or preparation takes place in the area.". The following list of Latin American ingredients are those which are registered as IGP.

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