Things we are eating that you are not: Papa Rellena

Today we're going to give you the first installment in what will surely be a semi-regular series about food we are eating that you are not. Today we will discuss papa rellena [ray - AYE - na], which means something like stuffed potato, shown above. This is a ball of rice, meat, and potato, encased in a doughy ball, then covered with a batter and deep fried. There is definitely cumin in it as well. It is kind of greasy, but awesome. Best of all, these are CHEAP. Streetside vendors and small restaurants offer them all over, and they cost between 60 cents and a dollar for a ball as big as your fist (or bigger, if you have small hands). So good for us, too bad for you (that you can´t have it). See the tasty innards below: