I had no idea that this cuisine existed until a coworker let me know - and, it is ooooh soooo good!
A little bit of history of the origins of Cuban/Chinese food:
Chinese immigration to Cuba started in 1847 when Cantonese contract workers were brought to work in the sugar fields. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers were brought in from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan during the following decades to replace and / or work alongside African slaves. Brought to Cuba as laborers, these migrants developed a cuisine that blended Chinese and Caribbean flavors.
I had dinner with my friends Mary and Ngoc - fellow Oaklanders who moved to the East Coast. Check out the tasty food - yellow rice with a medley of seafood (calamari, shrimp, and scallops), fried plantains, black beans, and grilled steak. Mmmm Mmmm....
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