Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
Puerto Rico's ballot runs on plantain and pork. Mofongo mashes them together with garlic and chicharron, while Tostones, Alcapurrias, Pasteles, and Pastelón each take the plantain somewhere else. Pork carries Lechón Asado, spit-roasted along the Guavate road, and Pernil in garlic adobo. Arroz con Gandules is the centerpiece of every celebration. Bacalaítos fry plate-sized at the beach kiosks, and the Tripleta stacks three meats with shoestring fries inside the bread. What Puerto Rico is famous for starts with garlic and ends with a whole pig. So what is Puerto Rico's official state dish? Voting closes November 1, 2026.