Cuba

Please respond with your name,date, and source of your information. ( Family members may be used as long as their relationship to you is noted- ex: grandmother )
The name of my grandmothers hometown is Holguin, Holguin, Cuba.(Dan Same 4/30/2013 Grandmother)
 * What is the name of your home town?**

Our family tries to cook as healthy as possible yet ironically Cuban food can be very greasy and sugary. However on occasions we cook some traditional Cuban food such as fried plantains, pulled beef,etc. If any family member comes over we try to stick to traditional Cuban food because everyone has different food tastes yet they all love traditional cuban food.(Dan Same 4/30/2013)
 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home?**

As I said before we usually shop at the supermarket for our daily food needs. However when the family is coming over and we feel like cooking traditional cuban food we go to markets such Shop Rite we contain a lot of hispanic products such as spices, pastries, meat,appetizers,etc. Sometimes instead of going to the supermarket we make a traditional marinade that incorporates hispanic spices such cumin,lemon, paprika,etc. We usually use it to marinade the pork that is later going to be roasted.(Dan Same 4/30/2013)
 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ?**

Cubans are mainly Christians so all of us are big on celebration during the holidays. Our most important one is new years where all the family gathers at a family members house to share the experiences in the year. The ritual is to kill a fat pig that has been eating much throughout the year. Then we clean up the pig and season it with a marinade. After the pig is ready we dig a hole in the ground a fill it up with charcoal. Then a stick is inserted into the pig in the same way a metal bar goes into a chicken in a rotisserie. Finally we roast it until its succulent and juicy.(Dan Same 4/30/2013)
 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration.**

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 * Provide a family recipe related to your culture. Type the recipe or include a link to your re**cipe.
 * Podcast - 2009**


 * Podcast -2013**

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