The authors point to pasteles as an example of how Puerto Rican Christmas food was different than that of the Spanish. The origins of pasteles, however, can be traced back several centuries to ...

The Puerto Rican Christmas season is one of the longest ... Like with all traditional recipes, there are of course as many different versions of coquito as there are Puerto Rican families.

Music, food, fun, but most importantly tradition ... “That’s like the Puerto Rican Christmas,” said Ariana Lozada, owner of Ari’s Wicks. The holiday is widely observed in Puerto Rico ...