12 Latin Recipes For a Latin Flavored Thanksgiving

Filed in archive Latin Culture , Latin Food , Latin Holidays on November 19, 2007

As you know, Thanksgiving is a holiday traditionally celebrated in the United States; it was created in the US. However, many people from different countries have adopted Thanksgiving, and adapted this celebration to their own culture.

For example, Puerto Ricans have invented the "pavochón": a turkey cooked (and flavored) as roasted pork.

"We spice it as if it were a suckling pig, two or three days before roasting it, because turkey is tasteless; this way it turns out juicy and soft as a pork rump" says Tomas McManus, a restaurant owner.

Interesting, isn't it? It doesn't matter if you're an American citizen, a Latino living in the U.S. or in Latin America. The important thing is to gather the family around the dinner table and to be thankful. If you would like to try a Latin recipe for Thanksgiving, here are some suggestions (in Spanish):

Latin Turkey Recipes

1 - Roulade de pavo con relleno de pan de maíz jalapeño (con Salsa de guayaba y arándano)
2 - Pavo relleno de aguacate
3 - Pavo relleno de yuca y carne
4 - Pavo a la Mexicana
5 - Enchiladas de Pavo

Latin Side Dish Recipes

6 - Puré de batata (boniato) con nueces y ron
7 - Horneado de vegetales con queso y chipotle
8 - Empanadas de pollo con pesto de cilantro

Latin dessert recipes

9 - Flan de queso crema y piña
10 - Budín de dulce de leche con caramelo de cacahuates
11 - Postres saludables para Thanksgiving
12 - Tarta sureña de pacana

Buen provecho, y Feliz Dia de Acción de Gracias! :)