# The best traditional Puerto Rican dishes

Boricua Creole cooking, a mix of Taíno, Spanish and African, according to Discover Puerto Rico, Civitatis and guides to Puerto Rican food.

- 17 votes · 13 items
- Aug 28, 2026 · churrero_de_barrio
- https://even.best/en/l/864/the-best-traditional-puerto-rican-dishes

## Top 10

1. **Arroz con gandules** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rice with pigeon peas and pork cooked with sofrito; considered the national dish.
2. **Mofongo** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fried green plantain mashed in a pilón with garlic and pork crackling, stuffed with meat or seafood.
3. **Pasteles** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Green banana and taro masa filled with pork, wrapped in banana leaf; a Christmas dish.
4. **Lechón asado** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Spit-roasted pork; the 'pork highway' of Guavate in Cayey is famous.
5. **Pernil** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Marinated roast pork shoulder, for Christmas.
6. **Alcapurrias** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Green banana and taro fritters stuffed with meat, from the Piñones kiosks.
7. **Arroz mamposteao** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rice refried with stewed beans and sofrito.
8. **Tripleta** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sandwich with three meats, potato sticks and sauces.
9. **Piña colada** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The cocktail born in San Juan, national drink since 1978.
10. **Bistec encebollado** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Steak smothered in onions, with rice and beans.
11. **Tostones** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Green plantain fried twice and flattened.
12. **Piononos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ripe plantain rolled around meat filling and fried.
13. **Coquito** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Christmas coconut and rum drink.

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