plantains
Banan Pezé Snapper Sandwich Recipe
Sandwich marinated, butter-basted snapper and crunchy pickled cabbage between double-fried plantains for a gluten-free Haitian-style lunch.
Vegan Aborrajados Recipe
Plant-based mozzarella is swaddled in yellow plantains, then dipped in a spicy, creamy sauce in this version of the classic Colombian street food.
Action Bronson's Neighborhood Sundae Recipe
Don't act like you don't want a sundae with fried Oreos, cognac-flambéed plantains, and mint chocolate chip ice cream.
Plantains Are Cheap for Everyone But the People Who Pick Them
Despite their deliciousness and popularity throughout Latin cuisine, it's near-impossible to find organic or fair-trade plantains in stores, and the reasons why are sketchy at best.
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp in Banana Leaves Recipe
If you can find aji charapita peppers and cocona fruit, you have zero excuse for not making these grilled jumbo shrimp.
This Colombian Street Snack Is a Meal You Have to Excavate
Patacon con todo—literally, a fried green plantain with everything—is a cheap and filling mess of sausages, shredded chicken, onions, cheese, potato sticks, and tartar sauce, eaten on the streets of Cartagena.
In Philadelphia, A Liberian Refugee Recreates the Taste of Home
Fanta Fofana, the owner of Le Mandingue restaurant in Philadelphia, escaped brutal conditions in war-torn Liberia only to lose her leg in a car accident once she made it to the US. Still, she keeps her spirits high as she recreates the flavors of her...
Patacon de Pernil Recipe
This Venezuelan sandwich replaces bread with fried green plantains, stuffed with pork and wasakaka sauce.
Huang's World: New York, Part 1
Eddie hits the Bronx, where he and WorldStarHipHop star Loopy hit up local bodegas, chow down on a Japanese-Dominican plantain mash-up, and indulge in mani-pedis.