Platanos Fritos

I just go to Pollo Tropical and buy them at the drive through. That food tastes so much better than Mc Donald's, I don't know why Pollo Tropical hasn't taken over the world.

The green platanos are called "verde" or "tostones". They'er goo too, but you have to add salt and make them crispy.

I have an avocado tree i my backyard. They taste good with salt, but they are best in a California Roll sushi.
 
Neil said:
I just go to Pollo Tropical and buy them at the drive through. That food tastes so much better than Mc Donald's, I don't know why Pollo Tropical hasn't taken over the world.
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I've never even heard of Pollo Tropical... :(

...sounds good though. :)
 
Wow. I didn't realize it, but it's a pretty small franchise. Small, but growing. Right now, there are restaurants only in Florida, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and the Netherlands Antilles. *shrug* But, according to the business articles I just viewed on the web, the business is growing fast. It's good, fast, relatively authentic food -- grilled chicken, beans and rice are the primary dishes offered (along with several others). If you go on a Sunday afternoon, the place is full of Latin families. A dead giveaway that the food is the real thing, or close. 8)
 
There was a boom in the stocks of expanding restaurant chains on wall street in the early 1990's and Pollo Tropical got caught up in it. They went on a big expansion push and started opening locations in other cities, like Atlanta and Chicago. It turns out that Americans in those cities wouldn't go to Pollo Tropical. I can't figure it out. I hardly ever find a dinner I like anywhere for less than $25 per person, yet Pollo Tropical can do it for $5. Anyway, the new strategy is to open new locations in Latin America and it seems to be working for them.
 
Estella said:
REAL potatoes you´ll find in Germany! 8)
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Hi Estella,

I was in Germany several years back (in Walldorf near Frankfurt). It was evening and I was starting to get hungry. Since I´m lazy, I decided to have dinner (supper for you Americans) at the hotel. After checking out the menu, I noticed a dish called "something I don´t remember" with blue potatoes. Yes "blue" potatoes. :shock: So I decided to try it out and yes indeed the potatoes were blue! :shock: The waitress explained that it had to do with the soil, some strange characteristic which made the potatoes blue. Actually, they didn´t taste bad, but I must admit it was kind of a shock to me. Is this your definition of REAL potatoes? :wink:
 
Maple Leaf,

Haven't you ever had purple potatoes? They're quite a novelty item where I live...very expensive but don't seem to taste much different.

Give me a good Yukon Gold any day. :wink:
 
scorpionguy said:
Maple Leaf,

Haven't you ever had purple potatoes? They're quite a novelty item where I live...very expensive but don't seem to taste much different.

Give me a good Yukon Gold any day. :wink:
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Purple Potatoes, SG? Never heard of it. Does it have to do with the type of soil also?

Hmm... I´m starting to think potatoes that can come in all colours. You could probably simulate the rainbow spectrum with potatoes of different regions (infrared to ultraviolet). :wink:
 
I'm not sure Maple Leaf...but as Potatoes are in the nightshade family (like Eggplants and Tomatoes)...usually purple is a sign of the slight bit of toxicity in the food...this is where all the myths about tomatoes being deadly came from in the middle ages.

Might have just been a strain that was bred...I'm not sure! But they are purple, inside and out! :P
 
Purple potatoes.....? No worries, got them here 8) . they DO taste about the same as the normal ones though.

Taro, a wild cousin of the potato, is also purple. Some people call them 'yams' (but the real yams I know off were pale gold like most potatoes......I thjink they are called 'cassavas' also?). I love taros :P ! Asian snacks are often made of them. Yummmmm.......

And sweet potatoes (kumaras).......yummmmm.........
 
Nope. Yam and cassava are two different things. Yam is like a huge, missshapen, very dry potato. Cassava has a gluey, gooey consistency, when cooked. Both are common in tropical climates, but they're not the same.
 
pygmalion said:
Nope. Yam and cassava are two different things. Yam is like a huge, missshapen, very dry potato. Cassava has a gluey, gooey consistency, when cooked. Both are common in tropical climates, but they're not the same.
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Is "Cassava" English for "Yuca?"
 
Lol..it's very weird but I'm Nigerian and that's one of many dishes that we do make..as far as i remember i've know how to make them and i don't think i've ever heard anyone asking for a recipe, so if you ask me..all i'd tell u was to buy some ripe plantains..they have to be yellow on the outside...you don't want them TOO ripe..well unless u do.. but u shouldn't have them mushy or brown.. you then peel and slice them up..u can make them rounds or not so round but with a diagonal slant to it..... they can't be too thick or too thin...
u get a frying pan with oil and make sure the oil is hot but not TOO hot...u put them in not TOO many at a time...and let them brown... u know this is a really hard recipe to write it's really easy to make if you get the hang of it..but it's also one of those that i think you have to be there to see kinda thing...

lol that said..good luck...if you have any more questions..i'll try to answer them tho!
 
Neil said:
The green platanos are called "verde" or "tostones". They'er goo too, but you have to add salt and make them crispy.
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oooh i love some plantain crisp..i like them with the plaintains that are not quite ripe...not too green but not ripe either..for that salty sweet taste..ohhwee...and crunchy too
 
MapleLeaf Salsero said:
dinner (supper for you Americans)
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I'm American and I have never called dinner supper-- except maybe in jest.

I think some older generations in rural parts of the country may still call dinner supper and lunch dinner... that's been my experience

let me know if this isn't accurate
 
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