In many parts of Central America, casamiento — the word is Spanish for "marriage" — also denotes a combo of rice and beans that have been fried together. At this tiny, gracious Salvadoran restaurant, it's the backstop of an all-day breakfast platter ($8.50) filled out with plantain, scrambled eggs, crema, and firm chunks of salty cheese.
Casamiento, some say, is one of those homespun dishes for which there are as many recipes as there are cooks. Whether this rendition is a casamiento de conveniencia, or a casamiento por amor, is a matter you must take up for yourself.
Viña del Mar
89-52 146th St. (Jamaica-89th Ave.), Jamaica, Queens
718-206-9535
In Costa Rica the typical lunch is a "Casado", or married. Pretty much an identical meal. The only difference seems to be the conjugation.
Posted by: el jefe | December 07, 2012 at 04:37 AM
How things are conjugated seems to be the key to many marriages.
Posted by: Dave Cook | December 07, 2012 at 08:57 AM