Starting in 1900, immigrants from Puerto Rico were recruited to work on Hawaii's sugar plantations. One of the plants they brought over to Hawaii was the large shrub called Gandule, which bore a bean ...

Clairessa's Spanish rice is fantastic. This Arroz Con Gandules recipe is full of spices and Spanish flavor. We opted to add cubed ham and loved the salty flavor it added. Green pigeon peas add a ...

If food were a language and every culinary creation from around the world had an identical linguistic counterpart, "arroz con gandules" in a Puerto Rican household would be one of the dishes that ...

Arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas) is one of the staples of Puerto Rican cuisine. Depending on who you ask, it might even be considered the national dish. Needless to say, it's incredibly ...

First sauté the peppers, garlic, and onions. Add your basic Caribbean spice mix, Adobo, then bring the pot of water to a boil. Pop in the gandules, or pigeon peas, add the arroz, the rice, cover, and ...

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Inside a new fast-food Puerto Rican restaurant on Whalley, Chef Raul Santiago combines richly seasoned pork fried rice, pinto beans, and oven-marinated pork onto a plate. He then tops the entire dish ...