Second Caribbean Buffet

pepper and tomato dip with corn bread

Some prominent flavors of the Caribbean/Latin America area include corn, plantains, peppers, tomatoes, and cheese. To be honest it was far too much corn for me - cornbread, corn humitas, cornmeal in tamales, corn in salsa, etc. We already put corn and corn by products in everything (corn meal, corn syrup, ground corn fillers, etc.). Although fresh corn on the cob is definitely a different experience.

humitas (Ecuadorian tamales) with hot pepper sauce

plantains prepared three ways - fried, baked, and twice fried

miniature tacos with beef, salsa, cheese, sour cream, mole sauce

fresh salsa

spinach and cheese tamales with tamarind dipping sauces