Boiling softens the yuca and makes it safe to consume. It can then be prepared however you want. In Puerto Rico, yuca is used in many dishes, including alcapurrias, which are mashed yuca fritters ...

Dining in Puerto Rico reflects the island's mixture of Caribbean ... pasteles are made of mashed banana (or yucca) and stuffed with pork, chicken or cod; and lechón is smoky, roasted suckling ...

Puerto Rico may be best known for its beaches ... Díaz recommends corn fritters with mayo-ketchup, alcapurrias (fried taro or yuca, green plantains, and sofrito stuffed with picadillo), and ...