Burén

Burén, also known as a budare^[1] or a budali,^[2] is a cooking utensil in Puerto Rican cuisine that originated in Taino cuisine. It is a thick metal plate, and similar in structure to a griddle. During the Taino period, most burén were ceramic. It was used by the Taino to cook over a fire.^[3]^[4]

Background

Hechas al burén

The Taino used it to cook cassava and breadcakes.^[5] They ground the casava first, before cooking the casava on a burén.^[6] A woodcut was made of Taino women cooking using this method.^[7]

El Burén de Lula is a book about a chef using traditional cooking technique.^[8] A short film features her and the burén.^[9]

References

^ Reid, Basil A.; III, R. Grant Gilmore (March 4, 2014). Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-4853-6 – via Google Books.
^ "Actas del XXXIII Congreso Internacional de Americanistas: San José, 20-27 Julio 1958". 1959.
^ Atten, Suzanne Van (September 5, 2023). Moon Puerto Rico: Best Beaches, Outdoor Adventures, Local Favorites. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-757-3 – via Google Books.
^ Castanha, T. (December 14, 2010). The Myth of Indigenous Caribbean Extinction: Continuity and Reclamation in Borikén (Puerto Rico). Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-11640-5 – via Google Books.
^ Atkinson, Lesley-Gail (September 8, 2006). The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Taíno. University of the West Indies Press. ISBN 978-976-640-149-8 – via Google Books.
^ "Food preparation on Buren".
^ Martínez-Fernández, Luis (August 22, 2019). Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-1-68340-137-7 – via Google Books.
^ Cabán González, Ángel R. (22 May 2023). "Burén"+cook&pg=PA31 Roberto Clemente: A great ballplayer and a greater human being. Ibukku LLC. ISBN 978-1-68574-381-9.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mjD9RVIQtk cooking on the griddle after the 9 minute mark

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[1] Reid, Basil A.; III, R. Grant Gilmore (March 4, 2014). Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-4853-6 – via Google Books.

[2] "Actas del XXXIII Congreso Internacional de Americanistas: San José, 20-27 Julio 1958". 1959.

[3] Atten, Suzanne Van (September 5, 2023). Moon Puerto Rico: Best Beaches, Outdoor Adventures, Local Favorites. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64049-757-3 – via Google Books.

[4] Castanha, T. (December 14, 2010). The Myth of Indigenous Caribbean Extinction: Continuity and Reclamation in Borikén (Puerto Rico). Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-11640-5 – via Google Books.

[5] Atkinson, Lesley-Gail (September 8, 2006). The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Taíno. University of the West Indies Press. ISBN 978-976-640-149-8 – via Google Books.

[6] "Food preparation on Buren".

[7] Martínez-Fernández, Luis (August 22, 2019). Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-1-68340-137-7 – via Google Books.

[8] Cabán González, Ángel R. (22 May 2023). "Burén"+cook&pg=PA31 Roberto Clemente: A great ballplayer and a greater human being. Ibukku LLC. ISBN 978-1-68574-381-9.

[9] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mjD9RVIQtk cooking on the griddle after the 9 minute mark

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Burén

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