Food in Cuba

The reaction of a Cuban woman upon entering a market outside of Cuba for the first time: "This is what caught my attention the most."

What would a transition in Cuba look like?: Between 42 and 61 billion USD would be needed over 10 years, according to AI

Data kills the story: Cuba produced rice and potatoes for decades, and today it can barely ensure their availability

More than 250 needy Cubans receive year-end food thanks to a private business in Havana

These are the leftovers from a GAESA hotel in Havana while the Cuban people are suffering from hunger

Year-End Holidays in Cuba: Abundance in Official Discourse, Scarcity and Poor Quality in Reality

"I never said that the people should be deprived of rice and potatoes": Roberto Caballero breaks his silence after the criticism

Sale of "meat" in Las Tunas sparks outrage: there were only bones

When power explains hunger: saying that rice is not Cuban as a political pretext

Las Tunas sets a target of 38,000 tons of sugar for the upcoming harvest following the failure of the previous one

7 foods that could be banned in Cuba for "not being national"

Luis Alberto García mocks the official discourse on the "Cuban-ness" of foods such as rice and potatoes

Church in Santiago de Cuba holds Christmas lunch for over 700 underprivileged individuals

Economist debunks the claim of "excessive consumption" of rice in Cuba and highlights the historic drop in the cereal's supply

Rice and potatoes, the most beloved "culprits" of Cuban cuisine

Poverty without makeup: hunger drives the poorest to the trash in the heart of Santiago de Cuba

The host of "Cuadrando la caja" calls those who criticize the official suggestion not to eat rice or potatoes "worms."

Jorge Díaz mocks the state speech that blames Cubans for eating rice and potatoes

Ulises Toirac lashes out against the official call to stop consuming rice and potatoes: "People in this country do not choose what they are going to eat."

"There is no economy for a national solution": official TV acknowledges that there is no national exit to the agricultural crisis in Cuba

The regime asks to stop eating potatoes and rice: “They are not Cuban foods.”

South Korea donates 24,600 tons of rice to Cuba

Tilapia is back, but not the solution: prices continue to suffocate Cubans

The government conceals with propaganda an agricultural crisis worse than that of the Special Period, warns Cuban economist

What will Cubans have for dinner on Christmas and New Year's Eve? "Picadillo de MDM, sausage, eggs... and even lemonade."

Regime promises "nutritious food" amidst widespread scarcity

More donations and the people do not see them: Martinica delivers tons of medication, food, and clothing to Santiago de Cuba

Gaviota hotels hold a gastronomic competition amidst the food crisis on the Island

How much does it cost to make a flan in Cuba?

"Even in times of crisis, there is Christmas": The inspiring video of a Cuban woman improvising her little Christmas tree in Cuba

While Cubans wait in line for food, tons of mangos rot unharvested

Nine people sentenced to prison in "exemplary trials" for robberies in Santiago de Cuba during Hurricane Melissa

Tons of nostalgia and necessity: Migrants support their families in Cuba with medicine and food

Valdés Mesa admits that the state rice industry is in bankruptcy and suggests that private investors finance the machinery that the government cannot purchase

Paradoxes of "development" without supplies: Matanzas prepares a candy factory while sugar is lacking for the basic basket

In the midst of a crisis! A luxurious $70,000 Mustang GT appears in Havana

"How long will this humiliation last?": Donation of meat to a nursing home sparks outrage over conditions

Cubadebate promotes Colombian oil and Cuban rum for export and faces heavy criticism

BioCubaCafé pays homage to Guantánamo with luxury coffee that its residents will not see in their cups

From the Premiere to the Void: Agricultural Market in Guantánamo Can't Last Even Seven Months Supplied

A Cuban relives the flavors of his childhood by eating "pan con minuta" on a trip to Caibarién

Spain suspends pork exports to Cuba due to an outbreak of swine fever

Susely Morfa blames the "blockade" for the shortage of eggs in Cuba

World Food Programme sends food to more than 900,000 Cubans after Hurricane Melissa

"Giant" fairs and modules for the vulnerable: the government's promise in Villa Clara by the end of the year

“It's not living, it's surviving”: Hunger strikes the Cuban countryside after Hurricane Melissa

Government sells expired canned fish in Santiago after Hurricane Melissa

While Cuba suffers from blackouts and diseases, Manuel Marrero prefers to promote tourism

"Peas full of bugs and bad smell": Cubans explode with the announcement of product distribution in the bodegas

Cáritas Santiago de Cuba continues to provide solidarity kitchens for more than 3,000 people following Hurricane Melissa

Two weeks after Melissa, Plan Turquino remains cut off, relying on muleback to receive food supplies

This is how some Cuban children reacted to eating fried chicken at home

Cáritas Santiago de Cuba distributes food and hygiene products to those affected by Hurricane Melissa

World Central Kitchen expands its aid to Cuba following Hurricane Melissa

Cuban buys food for the entire month: How much do you think she spent?

Cuban reveals her odyssey to make a broth in Cuba: "It's a task for NASA."

Police deploy pepper spray against women with children during a food sale in Santiago de Cuba

Cubana boosts its durofrío production against all forecasts: "This is how I make a few bucks."

The trick of a Cuban for detecting spoiled eggs

Cándido Fabré misses Lázaro Expósito and calls for state markets with fair prices