Tostones

Tostones are a dish of sliced and fried plantains. It is commonly eaten in many countries in Latin America.

 Preparation 
Plantains that are green and not ripe are used. It is sliced into small flat pieces and then it is fried two times.

 Origin 
It is unknown where tostones came from. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries say they made tostones. The recipe is known under different names. They are called patacones in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Peru, and they are called tostones in Cuba, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic, they also go by the name platano frito or fritos verdes, and in Haiti they are also called bannann peze.

 Related pages 
Tajadas - Another fried plantain dish.

 References 

Category:Panamanian food
Category:Puerto Rico
Category:Guatemalan food
Category:Dominican Republic food
Category:Honduran food
Category:Costa Rican food
Category:Cuban food
Category:South American foods