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This one only semi-successfully. I don’t know if it’s because I made apiti, steamed plantain cakes, the same night, but there was something off with my plantain loaf. I liked it, but I didn’t love it. It seemed like it would be a good base for a coulis or some kind of breakfast sauce. …
I think I am going to do a plantain challenge this year, at least two new plantain dishes each month. Who is with me? Reply in the comments.
This steamed plantain cakes recipe would definitely count. I did not like apiti growing up, but as often happens when music, foods, people become inaccessible, I developed some sort of romantic craving for something I never used to eat!…
When I tried this tatale recipe, I was hoping to recapture one of my childhood’s favorite taste: “tartines huile rouge,” palm oil fritters sold in a beach town in Ivory Coast. Well, while it did not quite yield the results I was hoping for, this recipe definitely stands on its own. I made two versions of the dish, frying one batch in palm oil …
When I first heard about mangu, it immediately reminded me of fufu, foutou, mofongo, kuku, or other similar mashed plantains dishes ubiquitous in West Africa and the Caribbean. The link was obvious to me,…
