What better way to “celebrate” Black Friday (Friday the 13th) than to talk about black beans! But firstly, where does Black Friday come from? Fear of Friday the 13th is associated with bad-luck relating with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combined to make one super unlucky day. And a person who suffers from Black Friday phobia? A friggatriskaidekaphobia An even more interesting fact is that there are less accidents on Friday the 13th than other Fridays and people are slightly safer on this day too.
A few days ago, we received a visit from a potential client and what better opportunity for Anthony (our CEO) to show off his cooking skills.
Together with his “sous-chef” Candice and a Puerto Rican theme in mind, they made a tasty lunch consisting of black beans & rice with a side of fried plantains for everyone here in the office. Black beans & rice is typically a Mexican or Cuban cuisine, whereas the fried plantains is Latin-American/Puerto Rican.
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