The caja china meets the main requirement of cooking method for Cuban-style roast pork, or lechon asado as it's called in Spanish, by properly crisping the skin. If you cook a Christmas pig and ...

“Kill him! Don’t be afraid. Kill him!” The voice woke me from a late-afternoon nap after partying all night at the year-end carnival in my father’s hometown 20 years ago.

Or as a Cuban-American commented at Yelp.com, the Venezuelans at La Esquina del Lechón have “beat the Cubans at our own game.” This story was originally published October 27, 2010, 1:10 AM ...

Setting up shop in Doral is La Esquina del Lechon, one of the more popular places in town to dig into lechón asado, aka traditional Cuban roast pork. The place, located in a nondescript strip ...

Every year since 2018, the county mayor pardons two pigs bound for la caja china — or the roasting box. ... Roasting pork for Christmas and other holidays is a staple of Miami's Cuban community.

La Caja China is now sold around the world and people of all cultures use it to cook a variety of meats. Pork or “lechon” is the main event for most Cubans on Christmas Eve.

Sandy’s Cuban Café — Offers: pan con bistec, frita Cubana, medianoche, croqueta preparada, pan con lechon and more. 1383 Airport-Pulling Road N., Naples; 331-8204 or sandyscubancafe.com ...

The spot for Cuban tacos in Coral Gables has closed. Caja Caliente, the Cuban-Mexican concept from chef Mika Leon, will no longer be serving its famous lechon tacos or vaca frita burritos or spicy ...