Name: Rellenitos Eaten in: Guatemala Foodie : Elodie I am a little conflicted when it comes to this dish. Not about his taste, it was delicious, but about it being a desert. I am not used to having plantains for dessert, and the black bean filling was not quite sweet enough to convince myself that… Continue reading Rellenitos, plantains stuffed with black beans?
Tag: Plantain
Ghanaians like theirs spicy… Plantains, kelewele style
Name: Kelewele Eaten in: Ghana Foodie: Linda Kelewele is probably the recipe all my Ghanaian friends know how to make. And sure thing, I was hooked from the first time I tried these Ghanaian-style fried plantains. The plantains coated in a mixture of spices are served as a snack/side-of- the- road dish in Ghana, with… Continue reading Ghanaians like theirs spicy… Plantains, kelewele style
Bananes au four, or how to bake plantains in style
Name: Bananes au four (Baked plantains) Eaten in: Some Ivorian households 🙂 Foodie: Maryse Looking for a quick supper for a weeknight? Well, here’s the perfect recipe! Simple, healthy and
Plantain bread… a strech for West Africans, staple for Puerto Ricans.
Name: Plantain Bread Foodie: Linda Eaten in: Puerto Rico I was quite suspicious when I first tried this recipe, we make many different dishes with plantains in Côte d’Ivoire, but plantain bread isn’t one of them. What could it possibly taste like? Regular banana bread? Or worse, a weird cake-shaped dish with bits of plantains… Continue reading Plantain bread… a strech for West Africans, staple for Puerto Ricans.