At La Sorpresa, this little sampler is ideal.
When I walked into La Sorpresa’s new location on East Avenue, I immediately noticed some thick slices of crisp pork belly. But it was an enticing little sampler dish that the customer ahead of me ordered that piqued my interest.
A fresh paper tray of plantains, morcilla, smoked sausage, tiny potatoes, crisp-skin pork belly and thin, roasted rib meat (seen in the photo, wedged between the morcilla and the plantain, in the center) was prepared for me, and I ate a beef empanada while I waited. I spotted a particularly puffy pastry on my way out, which turned out to be their delicious homemade version of a raised Colombian doughnut filled with dulce de leche.
La Sorpresa Bakery
498 Broad Street
Central Falls, RI 02863-2844
(401) 475-0032
La Sorpresa
385 East Avenue
Pawtucket, RI
(across from the Modern Diner)
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Pork belly? Smoked sausage? I’m afraid to tell my husband about this place (oh, but I will). I may never see him again!
Geoff y Michele,
Me interesa mucho el doughnut colombiano. La Sorpresa ahora está en mi lista de lugares visitar.
Keep up the excellent doughnut photojournalism.