Story Time:
Lunch at Rancho Chito in Santo Domingo
Hello my dearest Story Time friends from around the world, how have you been? I am back with another Story Time episode and in this article, we are talking about lunch at Rancho Chito in Santo Domingo. As you guys know I was visiting the Dominican Republic along with other youth delegates from the Caribbean at the invitation of the International Republican Institute and the National Endowment for Democracy. 20 of the best students participating in the Caribbean Youth Fellowship Program were invited to the CAPP conference. The Program heavily focused on public policy and leadership. Along with the other youth delegates we visited el Centro León, El Monumento a las heroes de la Restauración and after that, we stopped for lunch at Rancho Chito. I was surprised that they pulled out all the Christmas Decorations this early. I guess that is something foreigners like to do and get excited about. October had barely started, but that didn't mean the snowmen and elves would stop bringing a jolly time to Rancho Chito restaurant.
Out of habit I always start my lunch and breakfast orders with a cup of coffee. I took a look at their menu and wanted to try something different. The passion fruit salmon made me curious. In Suriname, we grow a lot of passion fruit so the " Markoesa" fruit as we call it in Suriname is not foreign to me. However, I have never had it cooked with or in anything. We mostly use passion fruit to make juice. Because I mingle in the passion fruit business I had to try the salmon with passion fruit. When my order arrived it was nicely served on a plate with a side of rice. The salmon was well cooked and you could taste the strong flavors of the passion fruit in the fish. The sauce was literally made from passion fruit pulp. It was interesting to try a new dish with familiar ingredients.
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