Editing Christmas Eve (section)

=== Puerto Rico ===
In the [[United States|U.S.]] [[<!--U.S. state-->Territories of the United States|<!--state-->territory]] of [[Puerto Rico]], the traditional Christmas Eve dinner consists of [[arroz con gandules]] (rice with pigeon peas), ''lechón asado'' ([[pig roast]]) or [[Pernil |pernil asado]] (pork roast shoulder), ''morcilla'' (rice-filled pork [[blood sausage]]), [[pasteles]] (root vegetable-based dough, meat-filled [[tamale]]), guineitos en [[escabeche]] (marinated, sliced [[Green banana#Puerto Rico|green bananas]]), ''ensalada de papa puertorriqueña'' (Puerto Rican [[potato salad]]), and ''ensalada de coditos puertorriqueña'' (Puerto Rican [[macaroni salad]]).<ref name="Navidadcomida">{{cite web | title=Bring the taste of Navidad into your home | website=Discover Puerto Rico | url=https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/article/five-favorite-puerto-rican-holiday-recipes | language=en | access-date= 12 December 2023}}</ref> The traditional Christmas Eve desserts are [[Rice pudding#Latin America and the Caribbean|arroz con dulce]] (coconut rice pudding), [[tembleque]] (coconut pudding), ''flan de queso o coco'' (cheese or coconut [[Crème caramel|caramel custard]]), ''tierrita'' (chocolate [[mousse]]), [[turrón]]'', galletas florecitas'' (small [[Meringue |meringue-topped]] [[biscuits]]), [[Butter cookie|Danish butter biscuits]], ''nueces surtidas'' (assorted shelled [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]]), ''bombones'' ''dulces de navidad surtidos'' (assorted Christmas [[hard candy]]).<ref name="Navidadcomida1">{{cite web | title=Puerto Rican Holidays: Traditional foods consumed in Puerto Rico during "Navidad" Christmas | website=Healthy Rican | date=15 December 2022 | url=https://healthyrican.com/puerto-rican-holidays-traditional-foods-consumed-in-puerto-rico-during-navidad-christmas/  | language=en | access-date= 12 December 2023}}</ref> The traditional Christmas Eve beverages are [[coquito]] (coconut eggnog), [[Don Q]] or [[Cathedral of Rum|Bacardi]] ([[rum]]), and [[Pitorro]] ([[moonshine]] rum).<ref name="Navidadcomida2">{{cite web | title=Lift your spirits with a coquito, the traditional Puerto Rican Christmas cocktail | website=Miami Herald | url=https://www.miamiherald.com/living/food-drink/recipes/article270050557.html  | language=en | access-date= 12 December 2023}}</ref>