食物： 　　CubancuisineisafusionofSpanishandCaribbeancuisines.CubanrecipessharespicesandtechniqueswithSpanishcooking,withsomeCaribbeaninfluenceinspiceandflavor.Nowfoodrationing,whichhasbeenthenorminCubaforthelastfourdecades,restrictsthecommonavailabilityofthesedishes.TraditionalCubanmealwouldnotbeservedincourses;ratherallfooditemswouldbeservedatthesametime.Thetypicalmealcouldconsistofplantains,blackbeansandrice,ropavieja(shreddedbeef),Cubanbread,porkwithonions,andtropicalfruits.Blackbeansandrice,referredtoasPlatilloMorosyCristianos(ormorosforshort),andplantainsarestaplesoftheCubandiet.Manyofthemeatdishesarecookedslowlywithlightsauces.Garlic,cumin,oreganoandbayleavesarethedominantspices. 　　宗教 　　Cubaisanofficiallyatheiststate;however,ithasmanyfaithsrepresentingthewidelyvaryingculture.CatholicismwasbroughttotheislandbytheSpanish,andisthemostdominantfaith.[132]Ithaselevendioceses,56ordersofnunsand24ordersofpriests.InJanuary1998PopeJohnPaulIIpaidahistoricvisittotheisland,invitedbytheCubangovernmentandCatholicChurch. 　　ThereligiouslandscapeofCubaisalsostronglymarkedbysyncretismsofvariouskinds.CatholicismisoftenpractisedintandemwithSantería,amixtureofCatholicismandother,mainlyAfrican,faithsthatincludeanumberofcultreligions.LaVirgendelaCaridaddelCobre(theVirginofCobre)istheCatholicpatronessofCuban,andasymboloftheCubanculture.InSantería,ShehasbeensyncretizedwiththegoddessOchún. 　　ThreehundredthousandCubansbelongtotheisland's54Protestantdenominations.Pentecostalismhasgrownrapidlyinrecentyears,andtheAssembliesofGodaloneclaimsamembershipofover100,000people.CubahassmallcommunitiesofJews,MuslimsandmembersoftheBahá'íFaith.MostJewishCubansaredescendantsofPolishandRussianAshkenaziJewswhofledpogromsatthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Thereis,however,asizeablenumberofSephardicJewsinCuba,whotracetheirorigintoTurkey.MostoftheseSephardicJewsliveintheprovinces,althoughtheymaintainasynagogueinHavana.