goat

Chivo picante (Spicy goat meat stew)

I have to admit that goat meat is not well-known, or very popular in the Western World. I am not sure what the cause might be. Perhaps goat meat does not lend itself to the type of economy of scale that is possible with beef. In the Caribbean, however, this is not the case: goat

Chivo guisado picante (Spicy goat meat stew)

Sancocho de 7 carnes (7-meat hearty stew)

Sancocho in the Dominican Republic is synonymous with party. Dominicans are spontaneous and happy people who do not need much of an excuse to party. Where there are two or more Dominicans, a party may break out at any moment; some occasions, however, call for more lavish and elaborate celebrations. A baptism is an occasion

Sancocho de siete carnes (seven meat hearty stew)