Ropa Vieja

Ropa vieja, literally translated into old clothes, is a traditional recipe for a tomato-based Cuban dish of Spanish origin , namely the Canary Islands (located just off the northwestern coast of mainland Africa) –a first stop for Spanish galleons going to the Americas and the last stop on the return trip. This seaport then became a natural vehicle through which the Spanish culture was transmitted to the New World and vice versa. The original dish was prepared in much the same way, but with oth