So Guys this is the tipical picture what you bring over but not realy the Truth.
Coffee sweeter than sweet? that is not realy correct it is depends on where and who made the Coffe.If You drink a Coffee in Bohuco Blanco (Campo near Gaspar Hernandez You will be Surprised there is no Sugar added and if You wish they put some Azucar Crema in but never white and surely not a lot of sugar.if You do the same in Maimon near Cotui there You will get a Coffe with Nutmeg in and sweet very sweet.(carefull if a Dominican Wife offers You Coffee with Nutmeg they want to put down your sexual Energy).
So all over the Island are very different Ways to drink Coffee and not everytime sweet!
It is correct that Dominicans use a lot of Oregano for Beef but also for Tomatoe Sauces the Thing is most of the Dominican Salsa is based on Tomatoes,Onions green Pepper and Garlick.
a nice Trick for to get better color at the Beef and the Sauce is adding Sugar at the oil befor adding the Beef ,the Sugar has tu be near burned!
Rice served with the Beef?where You got this from?
Most Dominicans Serve Rice apart and The Beef and the Beans That is Traditional also never left a Salad,butalso they like
Mangoo de Platano with all kinds of Beef!
There is only a Question of Money for 4 Persons You need for the Rice maybe 20 Pesos but for Platanos or Patata,or Yuca more than triple,and that is it what the Dominicans let eat everytime Rice.it is also a Thing that Dominicans for Dinner prefer to eat Vivere and Bred (Tostada)or Platano frito with Eggs.
But everytime Rice no no way.
Over cooking
There is a Question of overliving to do that (some made a Mistace of course in the Past it is not true that overboiling is the right Thing to cook healthy but it is Tradition so it is on to change more and more.
This is a truth that Dominicans like their Viveres but they also know about Potatoes. The First came from Latinamerica to Europe do not forget this!
In Spain You can get all of this stuff but it is a kind of stupid to go in a Supermarket for this every Town in Spain have a Fruitmarket there you have to buy this Things.But one Thing left over there the Dominican Yuca ,you can get manjoc and this is very similar but not the Same.
You will be surprised what Creative Chefs can do with this Vivere Stuff .
So not everywhere is the same and lots of Dominicans have diferent Eat Traditions it is not all over the Country the Same.