Dining in Puerto Rico reflects the ... meat or vegetables atop mashed plantains; pasteles are made of mashed banana (or yucca) and stuffed with pork, chicken or cod; and lechón is smoky, roasted ...

La Casa de Iris’s Puerto Rican tamales, called pasteles, are made from a blend of yucca, plantain, pumpkin, and sazón. They’re then filled with chicken, bits of corn, bell pepper, potato ...