Puerto Ricans are expert rice cookers and can teach the rest of the world a thing or two about variety in rice. Along with rice, plantains are the favorite side dish. In 500 years Puerto Ricans have never stopped inventing ways to cook rice and plantains. Traditional desserts often include coconut and guava. Other traditional desserts include flan, arroz con coco, coconut bread pudding, and besitos de coco.
Coffee is enjoyed by children as well as adults.