On 7/17/2016 12:17 AM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:47:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Whilst I have a general understanding that the food influences there
>>> are African, Spanish and Caribbean, I was wondering if anyone here
>>> knows what the food is really like there? By that I mean not their
>>> well known dishes/recipes but what to expect if you eat out there?
>>> Good, bad, indifferent? Cheap or expensive? Tnx.
>>
>> If you mean actually visiting there, then it depends. Black beans are common
>> and so is rice. You might find chicken or other meats but they can be hard
>> to come by. Unless things have changed since I last read of their cuisine,
>> everything is rationed. So if you eat at someone's house, you'll get
>> whatever they could get their hands on which might not be a lot. At a
>> restaurant, what is available would depend on how busy they are. Not busy?
>> You might get a whole piece of chicken. Busy? They'll likely take whatever
>> chicken they have, cut it up and mix it into other things to pad out the
>> meal. As for prices, this I don't know.
>
> Hmm, doesn't sound all that appealing, but that would be worst case
> scenario food for the locals, I guess. I had more in mind restaurants,
> cafes etc. Not home cooking as such.
>
>> I do find Cuba to be a fascinating place. And for as much as I do hate
>> travel, it is one place I would like to visit.
>
So, the sage of Bothel is giving her opinion on somewhere she has yet to
visit?