ayaca

noun

A dish consisting of mixed meat stewed with capers, olives, raisins and prunes, wrapped in cornmeal, then wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and boiled.

food

alternatives

hallaca, pastel, pastelle

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3 comments

Tringlish

11 years ago

Is ayaca the same as Trinis call "pastelle"then?

gangam

11 years ago

Sound pretty much the same.

11 years ago

Pretty sure they're called "pastel" in Puerto Rico as well