Can A Dominican Make Better Coquito Than A Puerto Rican?

Can A Dominican Make Better Coquito Than A Puerto Rican?

Sofrito Lovers,

The folks at Pero Like are amazing!  Despite the fact that their channel isn't food related per se, it's ever present and often entertaining AF! 

The video posted below is hilarious, informative, and an interesting study on Coquito, a traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink.  It's like eggnog, except it's a thousand times better- We Boricuas aren't known for our humility!

Can a Dominican make better Coquito than a Puerto Rican?  Check out the video below and enjoy this epic battle! 

Go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen Provecho!

30 Top Chinese Restaurants in NYC!

Sofrito Lovers,

The geniuses at Eater.com have compiled an amazing list of 30 Chinese restaurants in NYC that we all must try out!

As you all know, I’m a huge fan of Eater’s compilations!  I  do wish they included more Uptown eateries, but for the most part their lists are often spot on!  I'm excited to see that three of my Favorite restaurants are included on the list: Hunan Slurp, Dian Kitchen, and Hao Noodle!

It’s the holidays, so treat yourself, pick a place and go have an incredible meal!  I’m sure you’ll love it.

Go taste for yourself! ¡Buen Provecho! 

30 Top Chinese Restaurants in NYC

Standout soup dumplings, tacky hand-pulled noodles, mouth-numbing Sichuan, and other regional fare

Dec. 23, 2019, 12:19pm EST

New York City is experiencing a Chinese food renaissance. Never before have the city’s offerings been so diverse; not only are multiple regions represented, but price points range, too. There are fast-casual spots like Xi’an Famous Foods, and there’s ambitious pan-regional fine dining like Atlas Kitchen. And where restaurateurs once needed to cater to Western tastes, many of today’s New York Chinese restaurants don’t have to so in order to survive.

For the rest of the article go here:

https://ny.eater.com/maps/nyc-best-chinese-restaurants-noodles-dumplings-chinatown-midtown

Holiday Caribbean Sorrel

Holiday Caribbean Sorrel

Sofrito Lovers,

If you want to spice up your Holiday celebration, then you must try an amazing Caribbean Holiday favorite called Sorrel!  

Made from hibiscus flowers, various spices, and served cold, this delicious holiday drink finds its origins in West Africa and was brought over to the Caribbean by the TransAtlantic Slave Trade.

Known by many names, such as Sorrel in Jamaica or Agua de Jamaica in the Latinx Caribbean, this delicious spicy red punch will sure to please your friends and families!

Check out the recipe below from African Bites: https://www.africanbites.com/sorrel-juice/

Sorrel Drink - a  spiced up floral drink, that will keep you going from now till the holiday season. Refreshingly good!

Course Drink

Cuisine Caribbean

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 5 -6

Calories 122 kcal

Author Immaculate Bites

Ingredients

• 10 cups water or more adjust to taste
• ¼ cup chopped ginger
• 2 cups dried red sorrel buds
• 8-10 cracked pimentos
• 1 lime chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Oranges sliced optional
• Rum to taste optional

Simple syrup (sub with honey or sweetener)

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl bring to a boil 2 cups water and sugar. Simmer until sugar has dissolved. Allow cooling
2. Place sorrel in a large bowl, together with ginger, lime, pimentos (all spice and cinnamon stick. Heat up water in a kettle, pot or microwave, until it boils.
3. Gently pour boiled water to the bowl of Let steep about 45 minutes or more. You may refrigerate overnight in the fridge for a more potent flavor.
4. When ready to serve sieve ingredients, with fine sieve and discard all particles. Reserve drink
5. Add simple syrup as needed, together with rum according to preference and orange slices.
6. Serve with ice.

Recipe Notes

1. These petals are becoming increasing available that I can easily get them at most major and whole food markets, depending on the neighborhood store. My bet is most International Markets do carry them- African, Caribbean, Hispanic and some Asian markets. The Dried version is just as good as the fresh ones. 
2. This is a just a guide, you may add more or less flavoring, water to suit your needs, make it work for you , there is no formula for it.