Pinar del Rio, Cuba #SaturdaySnapshot #WeekendCooking
Today’s post features my favorite meal during our trip to Cuba. I’ve written before about the food for our first two days in Cuba — delicious but with a certain sameness about the offerings. The variety of food increased when we arrived in Havana.
Our most varied meal was served at an organic farm that we visited during a day trip from Havana to the west of the island, in the Pinar del Rio province.
Terraced, raised beds for growing organic vegetables on a hillside
The dramatic view from the open-air pavilion where we were served lunch
The farm’s specialty herbal cocktail, said to have health benefits. We were offered the choice of having it with or without rum.
First course: squash soup
Medley of starchy vegetables
Join me next week — I’ll share some of what I learned about agriculture in Cuba for the Weekend Cooking folks.
Here are my previous posts about Cuba, most with photos for Saturday Snapshot at West Metro Mommy Reads:
- Photos of Entering Cuba
- Book review of Cuban Revelations by Marc Frank
- Photos of the Palacio de Valle
- Book review of Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
- Photos of downtown Cienfuegos
- Food in Cuba
- Colorful Trinidad, Cuba
- Book review of Havana Nocturne by T.J. English with photos of 50s Cuba
- Interiors of a 1929 house in Havana
- Colors of Cuba exhibit
- Views of Havana from Hotel Capri
- Architecture and book stalls in the Plaza de Armas, Havana
- Food in Havana
- Plaza de la Catedral, Havana
- A non-touristy walk in Havana
Wow look at those gorgeous views. I’d likely have gone for the rum option. 🙂
I am so glad you are posting photos of your trip. Going to Cuba would be a great trip. I love the raised bed gardens and the squash soup.
It looks very exotic, and the scenery. My Snapshot is at https://thebooktrunkblog.wordpress.com/
What beautiful views! Squash soup is one of those things I never thought I’d like….until I actually tried it! 😉
Your post is making me hungry! The squash soup looks amazing, as do the starchy vegetables. Was one of them yucca? I imagine the food tasted especially delicious in such a lovely setting.
My Saturday Snapshot post features a tiny library.
Tasting the food and drink is one of the best parts of travel, I think. Thanks for sharing.
What a lovely spot for lunch and a refreshing cocktail/mocktail. 😉 It looks like a fascinating trip–I’ll have to check out some of your other posts. Thanks for sharing.
I admire all organic gardeners. Just for my own garden and fruit trees and bushes, it is a lot of work to stay organic. These garden beds look fabulous!
With or without – what a choice. Have a great week. Cheers
Was glad to see squash soup; Cuban starchy veggies! Looks similar to veggies we see here in NYC in Dominican neighborhoods. Raised bed garden and view look beautiful!
I like hew richness of each photo – so beautiful. What a great experience you must have had.
The place looks gorgeous. And the squash soup sounds yummy!
I’m curious about the herbal cocktail! Is it a traditional recipe or something new for the cocktail crowd, I wonder? Great photos! You must give a fantastic travelogue program!
I am SO enjoying your photos of Cuba, Joy – what an amazing experience!
Looks like a lot of culinary delights on your trip – thanks for sharing!
Sue
Book By Book
You and a lot of others are really making me want to visit Cuba!
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What a fantastic trip, I’m so happy you got to go to Cuba.
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