Food in Cuba

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

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

Year-end holidays in Cuba: abundance in the 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 following 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 excuse

Las Tunas sets a goal 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 domestic"

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

Church in Santiago de Cuba hosts Christmas lunch for over 700 Underprivileged people

Economist denies reports of "excessive consumption" of rice in Cuba and presents historical decline in the supply of the cereal

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

Unvarnished Poverty: Hunger Forces the Neediest 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 discourse 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”: state TV admits there is no national way out of the agricultural crisis in Cuba

The regime calls for a cessation of 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 is concealing an agricultural crisis worse than that of the Special Period with propaganda, warns Cuban economist

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

Regime promises "nutritious food" amid severe scarcity

More donations, and the people don’t see them: Martinica delivers tons of medicines, food, and clothing to Santiago de Cuba

Gaviota hotels hold a culinary contest amid 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 Christmas tree in Cuba

While Cubans stand in line for food, tons of mangos are rotting unharvested

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

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

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

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

In the midst of a crisis! A luxury Mustang GT worth 70,000 dollars appears in Havana

"How much longer will this humiliation last?": Donation of meat to an elderly home sparks outrage over conditions

Cubadebate promotes Colombian oil and Cuban rum for export and faces a barrage of criticism

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

From debut to emptiness: the agricultural market in Guantánamo can't hold up for even seven months of supply

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 African swine fever

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

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

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

"It’s not living, it’s surviving": Hunger strikes the Cuban countryside after Hurricane Melissa

Government sells expired cans of fish in Santiago after Hurricane Melissa

While Cuba struggles with power outages and illnesses, Manuel Marrero prefers to promote tourism

"Peas full of bugs and a foul smell": Cubans react strongly to the announcement of product distribution in the bodega

Cáritas Santiago de Cuba continues to operate solidarity kitchens for over 3,000 people following Hurricane Melissa

Two weeks after Melissa, the Plan Turquino remains cut off and relying on pack mules to deliver food

This is how some Cuban children reacted when 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 woman buys food for the whole month: How much do you think she spent?

A Cuban shares her odyssey to make a broth in Cuba: "It's a NASA-level task."

Police use pepper spray against women with children during food distribution in Santiago de Cuba

Cubana boosts its durofrío production against all odds: "This is how I make some money."

A Cuban trick for detecting spoiled eggs

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

Official journalist causes outrage with her “miraculous diet” for chikungunya in Cuba: Egg, fish, and fresh cheese

The Minister of Economy states that there are no injuries in Cuba following the passage of Hurricane Melissa

The government denies that this time it is selling the donated oil in stores