Another good choice is mashed potatoes with ground beef and sliced green olives, the whole molded into a sphere the size of a tennis ball. Fricassees of chicken and goat also show well. Beef is less consistent. The thin, breaded, and deep-fried bistec empanizado is made of an inexpensive cut but boasts good flavor. Ground beef is also well prepared.
Cuban submarines are a good alternative to main courses.
Flan is the best dessert. 2001 by Washington Magazine Inc.