Chef Luis Moreno grew up enjoying tostones, the double-fried smashed green plantain popular in his native Venezuela. As an adult, he took the dish a step further. “We used to have a food truck,” his ...

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Plantains are a staple in Latino, Afro-Caribbean, and African cuisines where they are used like potatoes—as a filling and delicious starchy side dish. They look like overgrown bananas, but unlike ...

Plantains are a starchy tropical fruit that look like bananas but are bigger. They're green when unripe but turn yellow, then dark, as they ripen. They're a mainstay in African, Caribbean, and Latino ...