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Definition: Platanos fritos, or deep-fried plantains, are an indispensable side dish in Central America cuisine. However, platanos fritos differ from country to country, dish to dish.In Nicaragua, platanos fritos sometimes resemble potato chips, scooped from sizzling pots of oil with mesh ladles and served streetside.n Costa Rica and Belize, platanos fritos are softer, slow-fried and slightly caramelized. In most Central American countries, platanos fritos are sold in markets and grocery stores beside the Doritos and cans of Pringles.
Jorge Castillo: The dish is made with plantains. It's not, strictly speaking, a banana, but it is related. Glenn Lindgren: To make platanos maduros, your plantains need to be very, very ripe, so black you'd think that they should be thrown out! They are very sweet at this point. RaÃºl Musibay: We're talking fried, sweet plantain! Jorge Castillo: Many people insist on frying their platanos maduros in lard.