The boricua pot
— 2023, 44', HD video
The arrival of the Spanish on the island of Puerto Rico drastically changed the physical and cultural landscape. The gastronomy also changed, having to adapt to the new needs of the slaves brought from Africa who produced sugar cane from sunrise to sunset. Salted cod brought from Newfoundland, along with tubers, rice and beans, became one of the main foodstuffs. In conversation with Mónica Ocasio, an expert on Caribbean recipe books, this piece proposes a journey through the Internet’s gastronomic videos combining culinary, political and historical interests.
Camera 1:
MÓNIC OCASIO
Camera 2:
EFRA FIGUEROA
Camera 3:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
Idea and filming:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
With the participation of Arsenio Pérez, stall V 19
In collaboration with The University of Texas at Austin
With the assistance of: Manuel Valdés Pizzini
Cooking videos: Pedacito de tierra (1953), Bergamín Doniger, División de Educación para la Comunidad y Colección ICP del Archivo de Imágenes en Movimiento del Archivo General de Puerto Rico; La Cocina de Giovanna: Patitas de cerdo y bacalao (1990), Borinken channel; Receta de funche desde la zona montañosa de Yauco (2021), Viña la Gran Pastelera channel; Arepas con bacalao (2023), Boriliciuss channel.