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Best books to learn Puerto Rican cooking, in order

Puerto Rican cooking rests on a small number of building blocks — sofrito, adobo, sazón, achiote oil, green plantain and pork — assembled into a repertoire that is Taíno, Spanish and West African in roughly equal measure, with a mainland diaspora branch that has been developing separately for eighty years.

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How should I approach learning puerto rican cooking?
Puerto Rican cooking rests on a small number of building blocks — sofrito, adobo, sazón, achiote oil, green plantain and pork — assembled into a repertoire that is Taíno, Spanish and West African in roughly equal measure, with a mainland diaspora branch that has been developing separately for eighty years.
What's a good book to start puerto rican cooking with?
A strong starting point is Gran cocina latina by Maricel E. Presilla. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after puerto rican cooking?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Provençal and southwest French cooking, Nose-to-tail cooking.

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