platanos
Latin American staple
Plátanos are plantains—starchy, banana-like fruits that are cooked rather than eaten raw.
The Spanish word appears frequently in American English, especially in Caribbean and Latin American cuisine: tostones (fried green plantains), maduros (sweet fried ripe plantains).
I'll have the rice and beans with a side of plátanos.
Crispy fried plantain slices
- madurosFried ripe plantains
- mofongoMashed fried plantain dish
- fryingCooking in shallow fat
- empanadasStuffed, folded pastries
caramelizing · sautéing · boiling · grilling · mashing · fufu · dodo
Curved tropical fruit
- bunchGrouped collection of items
- peelOuter fruit layer
- ripeReady to eat
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
yellow · green · tropical · harvest · starchy · fingers · hands · unripe
Fried ripe plantains
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
- brown sugarMolasses-flavored granulated sweetener
Sugar-based energy compounds
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
- fillingMaterial placed within
energy · magnesium · vitamins · iron · calories · sustenance · staple · dietary
Tropical Atlantic region
- Latin AmericaRomance-speaking Western Hemisphere
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
tropical · island · palm · rainforest · cultivation · export · finca · tropics
tostones
Crispy fried plantain slices
empanadas · caramelizing · sautéing · boiling · grilling · mashing · fufu · dodo
banana
Curved tropical fruit
curved · yellow · green · tropical · harvest · starchy · fingers · hands · unripe · bruised
maduros
Fried ripe plantains
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
carbohydrates
Sugar-based energy compounds
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
filling · energy · magnesium · vitamins · iron · calories · sustenance · staple · dietary
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- Latin AmericaRomance-speaking Western Hemisphere
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
humidity · tropical · island · palm · rainforest · cultivation · export · finca · tropics · Central America
- alimentosarroz, frijoles, tomate, lechuga, cebolla
- CubaOld Havana, Cuban identity, Cuban heritage, Guantanamera, Cuban coffee
- Dominican Culturebachata, merengue, Santo Domingo, tostones, mofongo
- Caribbean cuisinemofongo, tostones, plantains, lechon, sofrito
- Cuban foodarroz con pollo, black beans, cafe cubano, croquetas, Cuban bread
- Dominican AmericansWashington Heights, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez, Sammy Sosa
platanosbananas
Curved yellow fruit
fresh fruit · berries · apples · grapes · ripe bananas
plantain, plane, plant, plants, planted, planting, planter, plantation, plantations