Mentholated Alcohol, Alcohol Mentolado 2 oz Pack of 3 sol-de-cuba or pulling a small colada

or pulling a small colada to pour into thimble cups and pass around

building marinades for lechón asado and pollo asado

and their blends have quietly become part of how diaspora cooks season at home

Badia adobo with pepper is the all-purpose salt-and-spice blend Latin kitchens reach for when seasoning meat before it hits the pan — garlic

Mentholated Alcohol, Alcohol Mentolado 2 oz Pack of 3 sol-de-cuba or pulling a small coladaMentholated alcohol is a topical rubbing alcohol infused with menthol, a fixture in Cuban American medicine cabinets for generations. Three 2 oz bottles per pack. Common Uses: rubbed on the temples and forehead for headache relief, applied to the chest and back during colds, used after a long day on sore muscles, dabbed on insect bites, and added to a cool compress for fever. Pantry Role: household consumable, cultural marker in the Cuban American