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Restaurant
Deaverdura
Location
San Juan Puerto Rico
Dish Name
Tostones
Description
Mashed green plantains fried in oil, seasoned in salt and are served alone or topped with meats, cheeses or sauces..
How did you discover this dish?
I’d heard of plantains being a popular dish in various areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, but never gave them much thought until I was on a family vacation in Puerto Rico in the summer of 2018. The first restaurant we stumbled into after a long day of travel, called Deaverdura suggested a tasting menu with various meats, rice and side dishes. This was my first real Tostone and I was hooked immediately!
I’ve been known to travel an hour away from my home in Dayton, Ohio to Cincinnati to a quaint Venezuelan eatery called MAIZE OTR, owned by Angel Batista, just to have this dish.