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“After a hurricane, people typically gather, forming a rebulú – a spontaneous, noisy all-nighter that spills out into the streets, with a big pot of sancocho stew simmering on the stove. Imagine Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s video for the song “Despacito,” but without electricity, and with the swirling smell of plantains.”
Hardship and hurricanes have shaped the island’s food for centuries. But chefs and home cooks make magic with whatever ingredients they have.
A report by Von Diaz for The New York Times.
From her home in Cayey, P.R., the chef Natalia Vallejo speaks with measured sadness about shutting downCocina al Fondo, her intimate farm-to-table restaurant in San Juan. But the closing amid this particular crisis feels different than if there had been a storm.
After a hurricane, people typically gather, forming a rebulú — a spontaneous, noisy all-nighter that spills out into the streets, with a big pot of sancocho stew simmering on the stove. Imagine Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’svideo for the song “Despacito,”but without electricity, and with the swirling smell of plantains.
“Family and friends would come together, each one contributing what they could,” Ms. Vallejo said. “We shared, we laughed, we cried…
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