The Lunch a Whole Country Eats

It is just after midday. The street is quiet now. Shops close early for lunch. One small restaurant is full of people.

Klokken er lige blevet middag. Gaden er stille nu. Butikkerne lukker tidligt til frokost. En lille restaurant er fuld af mennesker.

In the Dominican Republic, lunch is the big meal. The plate has rice, beans, chicken, and salad. People call it la bandera. That means the flag.

I Den Dominikanske Republik er frokosten det store måltid. Tallerkenen har ris, bønner, kylling og salat. Folk kalder den la bandera. Det betyder flaget.

Timing matters, not the food. At three, the food is gone. Eat when everyone eats. Then have a small coffee and go back outside.

Tidspunktet betyder noget, ikke maden. Klokken tre er maden væk. Spis, når alle andre spiser. Tag så en lille kop kaffe og gå ud igen.