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Cuban sweets, delicacies to try at home

The simplest final touch can give an unimaginable image of the desert we’ve been tasting for years, and thus multiply our enjoyment.

by Otmaro Rodríguez Díaz
May 17, 2021
in Cuba, Cuban traditions
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French toast in syrup. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

French toast in syrup. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

We Cubans love sweets. It is something that is part of our history, our culture, of our culinary tradition.

Ours is a land that was sweetened with sugar cane, with the varied and exquisite tropical fruits, with Cuban honey, and also with the desserts—some more elaborate, others more simple—we inherited from Spain, Africa, from other nations in Europe or the Caribbean.

Fruit cocktail with vanilla syrup. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

Thus a wonderful inheritance was formed, which enchants the eyes and, of course, the palate, even if it’s not exactly healthy. Because Cubans, at least a great deal of us, like sweets to be very sweet, with a touch of sugar that dulls the spicy flavor of the food and then can be appeased with a delicious cup of black coffee.

The recipes for Cuban sweets are passed down from parents to children, from generation to generation, and they have their main temples at home. Homemade desserts have the knowledge and affection of the grandmother, a charm that no restaurant, no matter how luxurious, can match in our memory.

Rice pudding. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

But, even at home, we can transform sweets into much more than syrupy food. The simplest final touch can give an unimaginable image of the desert we’ve been tasting for years, and thus multiply our enjoyment.

French toast, or squash flan, or guava shells, or the very Cuban rice pudding, can be made much more appetizing with dedication and ingenuity.

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Of course, this is not always easy, especially when the economic situation and the shortage of many products hinder our tastes and desires. As is the case these days. But whenever possible, we can try, but without losing sight of our health.

This is what I myself have tried to do for years, without being a chef or pastry chef; just a photographer who likes to cook and take pictures of what I make. And, of course, also taste it.

Milk chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

Therefore, I leave you with some of the desserts I have been able to make for a long time. They are not recent photos nor do I share them to make your mouth water, but to motivate you to try them when you have the opportunity.

I sincerely hope that, even if only by sight, you can enjoy them, and perhaps bring them to mind for yourselves or your families. If so, then I can be doubly satisfied.

Orange custard with meringue. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

 

Sweet cornmeal with guava and raisins. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

 

Akee in syrup. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

 Guava preserve with cheese. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Sweet squash fritters. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Sweet potato sweet that is usually offered to the Afro-Cuban deity Yemayá. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Peanut pudding. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Candied papaya with cheese. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Squash flan. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

 

 

Coconut sweet, with guava and cheese. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez
Ripe banana with chocolate and cinnamon cream. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Hotcakes with papaya and honey. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

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