Luxury Travel Insider · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
The Dominican Republic's culinary landscape includes its national dish, 'La Bandera,' a combination of rice, beans, and stewed meat. For breakfast, 'Mangú,' a mashed plantain dish served with fried onions and salami, is a popular and unique offering.
“Unique items on the culinary side, Dominican Republic's main dish is called La Bandera, which is rice, beans, and stewed meat.”
“At the same time, you can have some very special items for breakfast, where you have Mango, which is kind of like mashed potato style with fried onions and salami, which is the Dominican fried ham.”