A Spoonful of Sofrito: Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Morocco!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Morocco!

 

Sofrito Lovers,

Get into this amazing contest! The geniuses at SeriousEats.com are sponsoring a "Win a Once-in-a-lifetime trip to Morocco" contest!

Check out the information below and sign up!  You never know! You might be spending your summer vacay sipping wine in Casablanca or munching on some Ma'akouda (fried potato pancakes) in Marrakesh!

Give it a try!  Fortune favors the bold!  Go taste for yourself! ¡Buen provecho!

Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Morocco 

 

 

We love Moroccan food over here at Serious Eats. Shakshuka? You bet. Kefta? We're all in. Give us some preserved lemons, a jar of olives, a tin of sardines, ras al hanout—we'll find some way to use them and be happy campers.

Sound like you, too? Let us send you and a friend to Morocco to take a hands-on cooking class to learn from the locals.

We've partnered with Acanela Expeditions—and five other great brands—to put together an immersive adventure that explores even more than the amazing food. Meet the people of Morocco, visit the famous markets, and relax for five days at a boutique hotel. Oh, and eat a lot, too.

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A Spoonful of Sofrito: I Learned To Make My Grandma's Puerto Rican Rice!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

I Learned To Make My Grandma's Puerto Rican Rice!

 

Sofrito Lovers,

The title of this blog is misleading!  I'm not making my grandmother's Arroz con gandules, a handsome sweetie pie named Eli from PeroLike is making his abuela's famous pot of "Puerto Rican Rice."  Unfortunately, I never knew my abuelas and never had their cooking.  Sad, right?

I chose to post this PeroLike DIY because I love how Eli, a fourth generation Boricua born in the U.S., goes on this journey of cultural reclamation and reaffirmation simply by cooking this quintessential Puerto Rican dish.  Cooking has this powerful way of linking us to our families, cultures, and memories.

Watching Eli on this journey reminded me of how I felt a few years back when I decided that cooking was going to be my new hobby!  Naturally, I wanted to start with Boricua cuisine.  I wanted my foray into the kitchen to be this culturally exploratory experience.  I can't tell you how gratifying and empowering it felt to make my first caldero de Arroz con gandules.  It was a spiritual revelation; it was moving and powerful.

Watch, laugh, cry, and then go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen Provecho!