Comments on: Traditional Guatemalan Christmas Food: Fried Plantains

By: jasminealli

jasminealli — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:15:05 +0000

ewwwww????????????? that looks gross!!!!

By: MARGOTH

MARGOTH — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:20:48 +0000

Hey to all semovientes chapines. Just wanted to ask to any of you if you know how to make PLATANO EN MOLE. It’s been approximately 20years since I last had this dish. The only thing I remeber is how delish this dessert tasted, specially when my Aunt made it. Now that I’ve moved from California to Texas everything here is so different. Please help me I’ve been living here in USA for 32years and I’m barely learning how to make traditional food from Guatemala. Anyway Jennifer los PLATANOS FRITOS SON DELICIOSOS ESPECIALMENTE EN MOLE……..

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:39:43 +0000

ewwwwwwww who fries plantains like that it’s to mushy

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By: Ann (Mobay DP)

Ann (Mobay DP) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:05:27 +0000

Interesting that you fry the entire plantain. Here we slice it up and then fry the individual slices.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:16:17 +0000

OMG, the best is fried plaintain with sour cream on top, (w/ a bit of sugar) . . . try it – mmmm good.

By: coltrane_lives

coltrane_lives — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:13:00 +0000

It’s quite a-peeling! “Gump” references are too funny as well.

By: Manolo

Manolo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:23:45 +0000

You should also link to the posts you have made about Desayunos Chapines to show the sliced platanitos… We’ve seen and tried these “whole” fried plátanos on street vendors and restaurants from other parts of Latin America, but I don’t believe that I’ve seen the sliced platanitos version. It is quite easy to find plátanos here in Toronto, easier than it was in Kitchener-Waterloo where I used to live. Although sometimes they are too green. I try to have them for breakfast once in a while… particularly when I get nostalgic.

I shouldn’t say this because I am not sure, but isn’t UFCO or at least UFCO’s stake in Guatemala now part of “Del Monte” and not of “Chiquita”? I think twice when I pick up a plátano that comes from Colombia with the sticker from Chiquita, but have no problem when it comes from Guatemala or Ecuador, you know, the whole, this American company paid mercenaries to kill people so I can have my breakfast the way the volcanoes taught me. Del Monte, I have always thought in the 90s, was one of the best employers in terms of benefits and extras for their agricultural workers in Guatemala. But you, or LD, might now better about this in the present time.

By: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:19:02 +0000

Very nice post. I am not aware of this kind of food but it looks good.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:34:24 +0000

oh bananas and anything is a great food combination

and thank you for the commentary as well.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:16:36 +0000

*salivating* So, ehem, Rudy, you’re a behaviorist I take it? “Post food pictures and they will come.” Hahahaha. I LOVE IT!!!
All these pictures are making me want to be in LAG or at least be at our Panaderia that is very far away from us. Actually, we were just at our bakery this weekend, but there were no rellenitos, only chiles rellenos, which were good but not in the dessert category. However, I am more than delighted to see torrejas, bu~nuelos, and platanos fritos here. I can’t wait for the rellenitos picture. I would dance, but the only dance I know (now) is the Hokey Pokey. So here goes, “You put your right hand in/You put your right hand out/You put your right hand in/And you shake it all about/You do the Hokey Pokey/And you turn yourself around/That’s what it’s all about!” and so forth and so on…