moros y cristianos
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “moros y cristianos” mean?
black beans and rice cooked together
Example
“Hoy hay moros y cristianos con lechón.”
Today there's black beans and rice with roast pork.
Good to know
"Moors and Christians": the black and the white.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: arroz con frijoles negros
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