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“Un Sancochito Cae bien!” The above expression translates to “a little Sancocho does a body good” and if you’re around Dominicans, you will hear it frequently when it’s time to treat ourselves with a festive meal. You’ll also learn that when Dominicans refer to something in

We asked 10 Dominicans on a random weekday in the Dominican Republic “what did you have for lunch today” and all 10 replied “La Bandera… arroz, habichuela y carne”. Ok, the truth is that the preceding survey never took place (sorry, just added for dramatic effect),

Man…That is Good!… This was the reaction of an American soldier when he tried the popular Dominican mashed plantain dish for the first time in the US-occupied Dominican Republic (between 1916 and 1924) and from that point on the expression “Man, (that is) Good!” was uttered