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Fried plantain

Index Fried plantain

Fried plantain is a dish cooked wherever plantains grow, from West Africa to East Africa as well as Central America, the tropical region of northern South America and the Caribbean countries like Haiti to Cuba and in many parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania, where fried snacks are widely popular. [1]

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  1. 71 relations: Accra, Alcapurria, Anise, Banana chip, Banana fritter, Bean, Broth, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caramelization, Caribbean, Cayenne pepper, Côte d'Ivoire, Central America, Chicharrón, Chifle, Chili pepper, Chili powder, Cinnamon, Clove, Colombia, Cooking banana, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dessert, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Ecuador, English language, Food, Fritter, Ghana, Ginger, Gizdodo, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jollof rice, List of banana dishes, Mofongo, Mojo (sauce), Nicaragua, Nigeria, Nutmeg, Oceania, Oil, Onion, Panama, Papa rellena, ... Expand index (21 more) »

  2. Oceanian cuisine
  3. Plantain dishes
  4. Southeast Asian cuisine
  5. Yoruba cuisine

Accra

Accra (Ga or Gaga; Nkran; Ewe: Gɛ; Ankara) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Alcapurria

Alcapurria is a popular fritter dish from Puerto Rico.

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Anise

Anise (Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed or rarely anix, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.

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Banana chip

A banana chip (sometimes called banana crisp) is a deep-fried or dried, generally crispy slice of banana.

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Banana fritter

A banana fritter is a fritter made by deep frying battered banana or plantain in hot cooking oil. Fried plantain and banana fritter are plantain dishes.

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Bean

A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food.

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Broth

Broth, also known as bouillon, is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time.

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa.

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Caramelization

Caramelization is a process of browning of sugar used extensively in cooking for the resulting rich, butter-like flavor and brown color.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.

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Cayenne pepper

The cayenne pepper is a type of Capsicum annuum.

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Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast and officially known as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Chicharrón

Chicharrón (plural chicharrones; torresmo; sitsaron; chachalon) is a dish generally consisting of fried pork belly or fried pork rinds.

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Chifle

Chifles, fried plantain chips, are a side dish, snack food, or finger food of Ecuador, Thailand and Peru. Fried plantain and Chifle are Latin American cuisine and plantain dishes.

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Chili pepper

Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.

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Chili powder

Chili powder (also spelled chile, chilli, or, alternatively, powdered chili) is the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper, sometimes with the addition of other spices (in which case it is also sometimes known as chili powder blend or chili seasoning mix).

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.

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Clove

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.

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Cooking banana

Cooking bananas are a group of starchy banana cultivars in the genus Musa whose fruits are generally used in cooking. Fried plantain and cooking banana are African cuisine, Oceanian cuisine, plantain dishes and Yoruba cuisine.

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica (literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Dessert

Dessert is a course that concludes a meal.

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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a North American country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north.

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East Africa

East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape.

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Ecuador

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Food

Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.

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Fritter

A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fried plantain and fritter are street food.

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Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.

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Ginger

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.

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Gizdodo

Gizdodo is a Yoruba delicacy made of gizzard and dodo (plantain); this is a side dish eaten at home or for special occasions. Fried plantain and Gizdodo are African cuisine, fried foods, plantain dishes, street food and Yoruba cuisine.

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Haiti

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas.

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Honduras

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Jollof rice

Jollof, or jollof rice, is a rice dish from West Africa. Fried plantain and jollof rice are Yoruba cuisine.

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List of banana dishes

This is a list of banana dishes and foods in which banana or plantain is used as a primary ingredient.

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Mofongo

Mofongo is a dish from Puerto Rico with plantains as its main ingredient. Fried plantain and Mofongo are Caribbean cuisine, Latin American cuisine and plantain dishes.

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Mojo (sauce)

Mojo (from Portuguese molho, meaning "sauce") is the name, or abbreviated name, of several types of sauces, varying in spiciness, consisting primarily of olive oil, local pepper varieties (called pimienta in the Spain), garlic, paprika (called pimentón in Spain), cumin or coriander, and other spices. Fried plantain and Mojo (sauce) are Caribbean cuisine.

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is the seed, or the ground spice derived from that seed, of several tree species of the genus Myristica; fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg (M. fragrans) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

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Oil

An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils).

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Onion

An onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Papa rellena

Papas rellenas (English: stuffed potatoes) are the most popular type of croquettes in Latin American regions such as Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and the Caribbean (more so in Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic). Fried plantain and Papa rellena are Caribbean cuisine.

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Peanut

The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds.

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Pionono

Pionono describes different sweet or savory pastries from Granada, Spain, the Philippines, South America, and the Caribbean. Fried plantain and Pionono are Caribbean cuisine.

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Puerto Rico

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Salt

In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl).

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Snack

A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals.

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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South West (Nigeria)

The South West (often hyphenated to the South-West) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's southwest.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Spice

In the culinary arts, a spice is any seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance in a form primarily used for flavoring or coloring food.

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Stew

A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy.

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Street food

Street food is food sold by a hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park.

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Sugar

Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tomato

The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as the tomato plant.

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Tostones

Tostones (from the Spanish verb tostar which means "to toast") are twice-fried plantain slices commonly found in Latin American cuisine and Caribbean cuisine. Fried plantain and Tostones are Caribbean cuisine and plantain dishes.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vegetable chip

Vegetable chips (also referred to as veggie chips) are chips (crisps) that are prepared using vegetables other than potatoes.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

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Wasakaka

Wasakaka is a savory sauce found in Dominican and Venezuelan cuisine.

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West Africa

West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R.

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Yoruba language

Yoruba (Yor. Èdè Yorùbá,; Ajami: عِدعِ يوْرُبا) is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria.

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See also

Oceanian cuisine

Plantain dishes

Southeast Asian cuisine

Yoruba cuisine

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_plantain

Also known as Alloco, Aloco, Aloko, Hot plantain crisps, Ipekere, Kele wele, Kele-wele, Kelewele, Plantain chip, Plantain chips.

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