Puerto Rico's unofficial national dish usually consists of fried green plantains mashed with garlic, chicharrón (deep-fried pork skin) and cilantro. Flickr user Garrett Ziegler Raúl Correa is no ...

“Without a doubt it is the most popular, best known, most loved Puerto Rican dish,” says Von Diaz, a radio producer and writer based in New York. She’s talking about mofongo, a dish made by smashing ...

On a recent trip to Puerto Rico, I was told to try the mofongo, a savory dish made with green plantains. I had heard of it before and was already a big fan of mangú, a similar plantain dish from the ...