Mike Pearce wrote:

> "Richard Periut" wrote in message
> ...
>
>>For me and my family:
>>
>
> <snip>
>
>>Yuca with garlic mojito (the Cuban in me.)
>
>
> I'm trying to think of something Cuban to sneak into my meal. It won't be
> yuca con mojito, I could never stomach that stuff. If I were only thinking
> of myself I'd forget about the turkey all together and have arroz con pollo.
> I may make a side of garbanzos with chorizo.
>
> I have a question for you. When I was growing up my Grandmother made jelly
> roll fairly regularly. She was originally from Ireland, but moved to Cuba
> when she was in her twenties. She pretty much learned to cook in Cuba. I'd
> always assumed that her jelly roll was one of the few things she made that
> went back to Ireland. Recently I was doing some reading about Cuban food and
> read that jelly roll is common in Cuba. So, how about you? Do you think of
> jelly roll as a Cuban dessert?
>
> Thanks,
> -Mike
>
>
Yes, it's called Brazo Jitano (gypsy arm,) and it's quite good.

Ireland to Cuba? Wow! Then again, Cuba was a mosaic that attracted many
people (spaniards, turkish, jews, lebanese, syrians, french, chinese, et
cetera.) They basically wanted to come to the US, but when they saw
Cuba's eclectic people, and their tolerance for other religion and
cultures, they stayed.

Rem also that there are tons of Cubans whose parents or grandparents
came from Galicia, Spain. Galicia is one of the few Celtic nations.

Regards,

Rich

--
"Dum Spiro, Spero."

As long as I breath, I hope.

Cicero (Ancient Rome)





ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø
><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸. ><((((º> ·´¯`·. , .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

Let there be fish!!!