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N ame: Banana coconut fritters
Eaten in: Thailand
Foodie: Linda
Some days, you just have to make a whole plate of banana fritters to eat all by yourself… Or …
I “bugged” my good friend Allen for a week before he sent me this plantain fry recipe. We were discussing food and he mentioned a quick recipe that he and his family make with plantains. It is just like the Indian kelewele, except the plantains…
Name: Pork Estofado
Eaten in: Philippines
Foodie: Elodie
As I am sure you have noticed by now, plantains are used a lot, and in many different ways, in tropical cuisine. Most of the time they are accommodated into some sort of side dish. In pork estafando however, they are incorporated into the meat dish to form a one-pot-dish, just like with poulet DG. …
Name: Aborrajados
Eaten in: Colombia
Foodie: Elodie
Plantain lover, and cheese lover, this dish was made for you. Aborrajados are a sandwich of pressed fried plantains enclosing a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese , sealed with a milk and egg batter. Yes, you read that right. I would not recommend eating it if you were on a strict diet to lose weight, but if you wanted to treat yourself with something sweet, salty and crunchy…
