Bizarre Foods: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Andrew travels to Puerto Rico where flavors tell the history of the island, from the deep-fried treats brought by Africans to the roasted pork made popular by the Spanish. Andrew tries a variety of traditional foods.

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Andrew Explores Puerto Rico

Andrew eats a pig's ear and visits a parlor with over 1,000 ...

03:48

Andrew makes fritters in San Juan

Andrew Zimmern learns how to make a street-food staple in the ...

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Andrew eats ice cream in Lares

Andrew Zimmern tries small fish and exotic ice cream flavors ...

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Andrew recalls his Puerto Rico adventure

Andrew Zimmern talks about all his journeys in Puerto Rico. ...

04:11

Puerto Rico

Andrew visits La Bombonera, goes horseback riding along the ...

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Lares Ice Cream Parlor

Andrew and his pal Shorty visit an ice cream parlor, located in Lares, that literally has 1,000 homemade flavors of the sweet treat.

Restaurant

Pikayo Restaurant

Visit Chef Wilo Benet's restaurant to taste traditional Puerto Rican cuisine with a modern twist.

299 de Diego Ave., San Juan, PR

Restaurant

La Bombanera

Andrew begins his culinary tour of San Juan at a local bakery that makes traditional Puerto Rican treats.

Calle San Francisco 259, San Juan, PR

Activity

El Nuevo Guayabo

Andrew samples local specialties along the Northern coast of Puerto Rico near Arecibo.

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Pinones Kiosks

Andrew snacks on fried foods at small kiosks along the roads in Pinones.

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Toro Negro National Forest

Andrew hikes through a rainforest, but stops to have a home-cooked lunch with a farming family that lives in this tropical setting.

Activity

A Little Piece of Heaven

Go horseback riding across steep terrain to get to this mountain top food stand in San Lorenzo.

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El Rancho Original

Andrew takes a trip into the mountains of the Guavate Region, where dozens of lechonaras serve pork along El Rancho Original, aka Pork Highway.

Route 184, Guavate Region, Cayey, PR

Activity

Food On The Go

Chef Wilo Benet and Andrew hop on Segways to take a tour of the historic city and stop for some street food along the way.

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Plaza de Mercado de Rio Piedras

Pick up unique, local produce at this San Juan market, including mavi, corazon and algarobba.

Calle de Diego, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR

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