![]() He's proud of the dish - and his homeland of Puerto Rico. Mendín says that, although mofongo shares its DNA with fufu and mangu, adding pork - usually in the form of chicharrones - adds another dimension of flavor that makes the dish so beloved by Puerto Ricans everywhere. Spices and pork are added to fried plantains before being mashed in a pilón - a wooden mortar-and-pestle. His request was approved and now National Mofongo Day is celebrated on September 24, sharing a "day" with National Punctuation Day, National Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving Day, National Brave Day, National Horchata Day, and National Cherries Jubilee Day. "There wasn't a major dish celebrated on that date, so I just chose it," says Mendin. "I chose September 24 as an arbitrary date. He filled out the paperwork that required him to explain what mofongo is and why it should be celebrated. Mendín set out to add National Mofongo Day to the National Days Archive. Mendín did a little more research and found out that, indeed there was no day to celebrate the dish loved by Puerto Ricans everywhere. "There was a National Sofrito Day," he says, referring to the Puerto Rican spice blend. Mendín decided to do a Google search to find out what day National Mofongo Day fell on. The quest for a new food holiday began simply enough: José Mendín wanted to partner with the Puerto Rican rum brand Don Q for a celebration of mofongo and cocktails at his restaurant, La Placita.
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