How an Oakland Puerto Rican Restaurant Fueled the Warriors During Playoff Season, Eater SF, 2019

Beyond those crusty empanadillas, La Perla serves a selection of traditional Puerto Rican dishes at its Oakland location, including chicharron de pollo, chicken thighs cut into chunks and deep fried until crispy on the outside and tender and juicy in the center; arroz con gandules(seasoned rice with pigeon peas); and maduros (overly ripe yellow plantains that are fried until the sugars caramelize and the edges become blackened, crackled, and sticky and the center becomes custardy). And, of course, mofongo, the crowning glory of Puerto Rico’s cocina criollagastronomy, in which green plantains are fried and then mashed along with garlic, salt, and sometimes oil.

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