How Do You Roast A Pig Cuban-Style?
“La Caja China” loosely translated from Spanish means “Chinese box.” It’s also the name of the essential cooking device used for roasting a whole pig Cuban-style. This is particularly a Christmas tradition for Florida’s Cuban-American community. The Chinese box was actually invented in Miami, not China, by a father and son named Guerra. They designed the Box after hearing about a Vietnamese style of roasting pork. This was the origin of the product name, “La Caja China,” a geographic stretch, but a well-made product nonetheless. It resembles a square wheelbarrow and consists of several large parts including the wooden box, a large metal grease tray, two metal roasting grids, a charcoal container, a mesh grill and a metal lid. Before deciding to buy a Chinese box, guesstimate the maximum number of people that you’d ever expect to invite to a house party. This number will determine the amount of meat that you’d need to accommodate, and the model size of the Chinese box that you’d want. T
