“Cuban food is just comfort food for me and it’s very basic, you know, it’s rice and beans,” de Armas told “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans on Thursday’s episode. “Black beans are my favorite. Definitely ropa vieja and tostones. Picadillo is really good too — it’s minced meat in tomato sauce and olives. Cuban food is really well condimented. It’s not spicy but it has… spices. Oh my gosh, I love it. It’s so yummy.”
De Armas also weighed in on what separates a great mojito from a mediocre one: “I think it’s how much sugar you put in it. It’s a fine line between making it way too sweet and just the right amount. And the rum is important. It’s white rum, Havana [Club] 3. That’s what it is. You can’t put anything else in it.”
