One of the first things that most visitors to the Dominican Republic will learn is that La Bandera Dominicana, or “The Dominican Flag”, is also what Dominicans call the national standard lunchtime dish of rice, beans and meat.
I learned to cook our national dish from my mom, and my mom from her mom, etc.
And to expand la bandera, beans — traditionally red kidney beans, cranberry or pinto beans — can be substituted by black or white beans, or replaced by gandules (pigeon peas). Fish or pork can take the place of the chicken or beef. Another possible addition is tostones – fried green plantains, and fritos maduros (fried ripe plantains) – and avocado and concón are always welcome. A standard lunch is usually also accompanied by salad, as simple or fancy as the budget allows, iced water, and may be followed by a simple dessert like dulce de leche cortada – curdled milk fudge – or perhaps dulce de piña – candied pineapple – and/or a strong, sweet black coffee, simply known as un cafecito.
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=== Welcome drink: Te frio(ウエルカムドリンク：アイスティー)
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=== La bandera: Arroz blanco(ドミニカの旗: 白いご飯)
White rice cooking with garlic, olive oil and salt. Red beans is a pottage seasoning with coriander, garlic, onion, salt and butter. Braised chicken is cooking with some species like coriander, oregano, also adding some salt and tomato sauce, to make a delicious sauce.
La bandera’s namesake is the tricolor Dominican flag with its distinctive red, white and blue design framing the national insignia. The red represented by the beans, the white by the rice, and – with a splash of poetic and culinary license here – the meat – usually chicken or beef – represents the third color. There’s always also some type of salad to go with them.
=== La bandera: Habichuelas rojas(ドミニカの旗: 豆のスープ)
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=== La bandera: Pollo guisado(ドミニカの旗: グリルチキン)
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=== Ensalada verde(グリーンサラダ)
Lettuce, avocado, cabbage and cucumber sauteed with olive oil, white vinegar and salt.
=== Cafe/latte o expresso(カフェラッテ、エスプレッソ)
sweet black coffee, simply known as un cafecito.