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is a guava and cream cheese sandwich. Boniato, the native Taíno word for the sweet potato or yam, is one of the most important of the Taíno food staples and is still used in everyday Cuban cooking. It is used to make a very sweet, very tasty dessert called boniatillo.

Other well-known desserts – such as flan (a very sweet caramel pudding), arroz con leche (a sweet rice pudding made with rice, milk, and sugar), and tres leches (“three milks,” a spongy cake made with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whipped cream) – are very popular all over Latin America, including Cuba. The Cuban versions of these popular desserts should not be missed.