Food in Cuba

"May there be no lack of fish on your plate," the promise of a leader in Santiago de Cuba

“If you have electricity at home, be grateful for it”: This is how this mother spends hours cooking a broth with the last of her salary in Cuba

Cuban influencer celebrates the "revolution" amid a blackout and triggers a wave of criticism on social media

"From 5 to 64 years old are forgotten": just 900 grams of peas for few Cubans in Santiago de Cuba

Rice is unloaded in Santiago de Cuba amid public doubts: “Who is it for?”

MINCIN reports distribution of donations to those in need, and the message spreads on social media: "We are all vulnerable."

The Cuban regime sells beans for 280 CUP per ration book in Isla de la Juventud

Eating meat in Cuba is a luxury: ground beef is the cheapest option available, and this is its price

"The rest of the town doesn’t eat": Cubans face donation deliveries to underweight children, pregnant women, and the elderly

Cuban mother denounces the exorbitant price of bread for her children's breakfast: "Today I could, but not every day."

Cuba boasts a giant pumpkin and pig ships, but social media reacts with sarcasm: "The table says otherwise."

He went to buy food at a supermarket in Cuba, and you won't believe what he ended up with: "It wasn't in my plans."

Poor inflation data in January

A follower sent her 10,000 pesos, and this is what she bought in Cuba

Díaz-Canel's promise regarding rice production clashes with official figures

Cooking in the Street or Starving: The Struggle Behind Community Meals in Cuba

Activists distribute coats and food to people living in extreme poverty in Havana

This is everything a Cuban teacher was able to buy with her salary of 4,000 pesos: You're going to be in shock

A young Cuban shows what can be bought with 5,000 pesos in Ciego de Ávila

The end of Venezuelan oil hits food security in Cuba hard

"Psychological torture of totalitarian regimes": Cuban activist describes life amidst blackouts and shortages

"My heart remains in Cuba": the moving testimony of a Cuban woman in Mexico about the harsh reality faced by the island

Cuban shows how food prices are in Cuba at the beginning of 2026

The salary isn't enough: viral video shows the harsh reality of living in Cuba

"This is what day-to-day life is like here": Cuban shows what he spent to buy his breakfast in Cuba

Argentine tourists say that in Cuba "there is nothing missing" from a resort in Cayo Largo del Sur

A Cuban in Spain moves many with her reflection: "I see so much food while the people of Cuba are dying of hunger."

Between meats and cava: This is the cost of luxurious New Year's Eve dinners in hotels in Cuba

When power explains hunger: claiming that rice is not Cuban as a political excuse

Cuban influencer invites impoverished elderly people to a Christmas lunch at a private restaurant

The regime is asking people to stop eating potatoes and rice: "They are not Cuban foods."

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

Methodist Church feeds more than 400 people every Sunday in Santiago de Cuba

Gaviota hotels celebrate a gastronomic competition amid the food crisis on the Island

While Cubans stand in line for food, tons of mangoes rot untouched

Look at everything this Cuban woman bought for just 60 dollars for her family in Cuba

Salvador Valdés Mesa says that Pinar del Río will achieve self-sufficiency in rice by 2026

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

What a Cuban mother was able to buy for her daughter in Cuba with 170 dollars in an online store: "What do you think of the prices?"

Cuban healer shares reflection after Hurricane Melissa: It wasn't the cyclone, it was poverty that left you homeless

Cuban bodybuilders defy food scarcity and shine at the Provincial Championship in Matanzas

Misery laid bare: Hurricane Melissa exposes six decades of structural poverty in Cuba

Cáritas Santiago de Cuba is running solidarity kitchens for more than 3,000 people following Hurricane Melissa

What Limay Blanco did with his Audi to help 100 grandmothers in Cuba: "If the power goes out, the food will spoil."

Cuban girl seeks help from Birán: “I have no food and I can’t take it anymore”

The Red Cross report warns that recovery in Cuba after Melissa will be "slow and uneven."

They are selling picadillo and sausages to those affected by Hurricane Melissa in Río Cauto

Santiago de Cuba prioritizes food delivery to infants, pregnant women, and individuals over 65 years old

"Fatherland and Life!" Gente de Zona denounces the Cuban dictatorship on La Casa de Alofoke: "There is no freedom in Cuba."

The government will sell a pound of chicken to children, pregnant women, and the elderly in Las Tunas after the passage of Melissa

MINED talks about proper nutrition while Cuban children go to school without having breakfast

"We have no food or milk for the girl": the cry for help from a Cuban in Cayo Granma, Santiago de Cuba

"Everything is chaotic": Dozens of people in Santiago de Cuba without power or food after the passage of Hurricane Melissa

The regime detains several individuals involved in the looting of the ground beef truck in Santiago de Cuba

Sandro Castro mocks Díaz-Canel and the crisis in Cuba: “The foundation of everything can’t be missing: some little lemons.”

This was the food that the regime provided to those over 65 years old in Santiago de Cuba while waiting for Melissa

Desperation in Santiago de Cuba: Residents rush to a truck of minced meat due to shortages and the hurricane

Desperate cry: 17-year-old mother seeks help to obtain milk with Melissa's arrival approaching

They are selling prepared food in Granma ahead of Melissa's arrival

"A full refrigerator does not represent a nation": Cuban influencer erupts against falsehoods on social media