China’s influence was significant as they were the first to bring in rice. It wasn’t until the Indian and Chinese in the late 1800s that rice began being cultivated, since no one else knew how. It is one of the biggest staple foods not just of Cuba, but of all Latin America. Rice was actually considered an “exotic” food for many years, as it was not native to Cuba or Spain.In fact Havana had its own Chinatown and a large Chinese immigrant population lived there.
Chinese influence in Cuban Food
