Plantain fufu, pasteles, rellenitos de plátano, tostones, mole de plátano ... yellow (ripe,) or when it is black (overripe.) Boiled, fried, or steamed, we love a nourishing and versatile ...

There’s fried sweet plantains, deep-fried tostones, and even a plantain sandwich called Patacon Maracucho, which swaps out bread for fried plantains. My personal favorite way of eating plantains ...

Platanos maduros are caramelized plantains that have been lightly fried so that they're browned, sticky, and sweet. Chicharrónes Moros y cristianos Tostones Related to ropa vieja, vaca frita ...

Other items to try include tostones (fried plantains), arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas). For something sweet, try tembleque (a coconut custard), pastelitos de guayaba (a guava-filled ...