Arroz a la cubana or arroz cubano, which means Cuban-style rice, is a Spanish

Spanish cuisine

Spanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes, which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep maritime roots...

 dish consisting of rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, a fried egg

Fried egg

A fried egg is a food made from an egg fried whole with minimal accompaniment. They are traditionally eaten for breakfast in western countries, but may be eaten at other times of the day.-China:...

 and tomato sauce

Tomato sauce

A tomato sauce is any of a very large number of sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish...

.
The dish is also popular in the Philippines and Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

.

In Spain, a typical dish of Arroz a la Cubana consists of a serving of white rice with tomato sauce and a fried egg. Sometimes this dish is also served with a fried banana.

The Philippine version consists of rice, ground beef sauteed with onions, garlic, tomato sauce, diced potatoes and diced carrots, a fried egg and a native plantain, sliced length-wise and fried.

In Peru, it is common for the dish to consist of white rice, fried bananas, a fried hot dog, and a fried egg over the white rice.

External links

• Picture of Arroz a la Cubana and Chaufa (location: Cuzco, Peru)