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| beaches at Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort |
In our stay at the Lifestyle Tropical in Puerto Plata, we went for ala
carte dining in El Pilon for some Dominican food.
We had the classic, Sancocho, which is a hearty soup made of pork,
chicken and beef as well as local vegetables, including pumpkin, plantain
bananas, and sweet potato. It was very tasty, a full meal in itself. It would
be nice to have this at home once in a while!
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| Sancocho (Dominican cuisine) |
We also tried some Conch Fritters –tender lambi (conch meat) pieces battered
with a slight spice and golden fried. Yummy.
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| Conch Fritters (Dominican cuisine) |
I got some Mangu croquettes (made of mashed plantain) which was a
nice change from the traditional potato croquettes I am used to.
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| Mangu croquettes (Dominican cuisine) |
For dessert, we had a sampler of:
- Majarete--puree of sweet corn pudding with local spices
- Arroz Con Leche or rice pudding with sweet sugar cane and cinnamon
- Dulce De Coco--shredded sweet local coconut stewed in milk.
- Habichuelas Con Dulce--sweet bean dessert mixed with coconut milk, cow’s milk and brown sugar cane with just the hint of spices
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| Majarete, Arroz con leche, Dulce de coco, Habichuelas con dulce (Dominican cuisine) |
When we went to La Sirena, we continued on trying some local cuisine and
had some "lasagna" at the food court—but made of plantain. I liked it especially with the cheese, but
DD#1, who is not too fond of bananas, found it really odd.
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| mashed plantain meal (Dominican cuisine) |
Of course, no trip will be complete without some goodies. So we got some
Dominican rum, yucca chips, cassava crackers and some ultra delicious dulce de leche
bars (the ones with guava jelly were divine).
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| goodies from the Dominican |
