Locrio

Locrio
Course Main dishes
Place of origin Dominican Republic
Main ingredients chicken, salami, guineafowl (etc), rice
Cookbook: Locrio  Media: Locrio

A Locrio is a rice dish from the Dominican Republic. Similar to pilaf and paella, it consists of seasoned rice with some kind of meat, e.g., chicken, Dominican salami, rabbit, but no beef. [1]

Origin

The locrio is possibly a Dominican adaption of paella.[2]

Different types of Locrio

Besides chicken, Locrio is also commonly made of Dominican salami, guineafowl, rabbit, pork chops, arenque (dried herring),[3] shellfish, or sardines (often called pica-pica).[4]

See also

References

  1. Real Academia Española (2001). Diccionario de la lengua española, 22a edición. Espasa Calpe. ISBN 8467000600.
  2. Aunt Clara's Kitchen. "Locrio de Pollo". Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  3. "Locrio de Arenque". cocinadominicana.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  4. "Locrio de Pica-Pica (Dominican Rice and Spicy Sardines) recipe". dominicancooking.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
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