On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 09:47:13 -0600, graham > wrote:

>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?

Oh well I note that travelling is yet another 'hate' of hers...
what an outlook on life.