Plantain

ordered the masitas de puerco, which translates into cake of pig. The menu’s description of the dish was Tender, cubed pork marinated with Cuban spices and mojo sauce and lightly pan fried to perfection. It was also served with congris, which is Cuban rice and beans, tostones, which are fried plantains, and a salad. I was skeptical at first but I wanted to try something new. I started out slowly taking small bites of things I have had before, then finally I tried the pork and it was absolutely delicious. The dish was very interesting when it came out. Instead of being in a nice form, like that of a five star restaurant, it was all piled together. Even though it was not the best looking dish the taste was amazing. The pork was tender and delectable. The taste was not bad. In fact, it was really good. Just like in NPR’s Sweet Sour Salty Bitter … and Umami, Krulwich says, “Nothing is specifically sweet, nothing is particularly sour, nothing is determinately bitter or especially salty but you knew it tasted good”. The congris and tostones were very interesting. I have had plantains before but not like this, these plantains were mashed down and fried. Plantains are not like bananas, plantains are bitterer and don’t have much flavor. Over all I was doubtful in the beginning but once I finally tried the food I realized that is was very good and that I had nothing to be worried about. After my visit to Papi’s and doing some research I have seen the similarities between Cuban food…

thirty-five pounds of green bananas, five plantains, three tablespoons of salt for flavor, two cups of milk, and a half cup of sauce from cooked meat, eight packs of banana leaves and a string to tie the pasteles. Procedure for making pasteles: Pour the one and a half cups of vegetable oil…

Made from green plantains, the tosotones are a classic appetizer that scream Puerto Rico all over it. After the plantain is cut and fried, they are smashed forming an irregular circular shape and fried again until they are golden and toasty. Amarillitos is a side dish that is made from ripe bananas, the more the plaintain is ripe the better the amarillito. You know a plaintain is ripe when it turns, from green, to a yellowish color making the plaintain look like a banana. Amarillitos have a…

In Obi; or, The History of Three-Fingered Jack by William Earle the plantain is not simply a source of nourishment for the slaves on the island. It is a metaphorical cage used by slave owners to trap slaves in a place where there are no longer seen as human but rather as beast. Plantains are an indigenous, year round source of food and therefore a crucial part of the slaves’ diets. However, the plantain represents more than simply nourishment. In Obi, it is used to convey the bond that the…

Only that each country produce more of the good it uses intensively the abundant factor in that country: Nigeria still produce plantain and cloth but more of cloth because it is capital abundant and cloth industry uses capital intensively. Therefore there is no complete specialisation when trading. Figure 1 (a) shows the no trade production point and Figure 1 (b) shows the post trade production point. Nigeria will produce more of cloth because producers in Nigeria can produce more cloth at a…

An important factor that I learned from both Hurst and 21st century art is that it doesn’t matter too much about what the artist is wanting to portray in their art. They are more focused on how their admirers will interpret their artwork. In regards to Hurts my interpretation of “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” is that he wanted to show that we can physically maintain or understand death in daily life. For instance Hurst stored this shark in formaldehyde…

Chapter-1 Introduction Plantains and banana constitute the fourth most important global food commodity (after rice, wheat and maize) grown in more than 120 countries over a harvested area of approximately 10 million hectares. The annual production of banana is about 88 million tonnes (Frison and Sharrock, 1999). It is the crop in superior position due…

Africans introduced plantains, coconuts, coffee, pigeon peas, tamarind, okra, oregano brujo and other root vegetables to the Island. Furthermore, they also contributed their popular frying method of cooking. Today, plantains and coconuts continue to be a staple in the traditional Puerto Rican cuisine. For example, plantains are seen in many traditional dishes such as the popular mashed plantains with spices and pork rind known as “Mofongo”. Also, the sweet plantain and ground beef lasagna known…

Christopher Columbus discovered and claimed the island of Cuba as a colony of Span on October 28, 1492. Once established, the Spaniards took the natives as slaves. The natives peaceful people that work to sustain themselves and their family. Spaniards worked the natives to death; therefore they had to bring African slaves into the island to fill up the lack of men power. As a result of both Spanish and African cultures formed the foundation of Cuban cuisine. The Spaniards brought with them…

presence of the Garifuna. In addition, women and men are dressed in traditional clothing, paddling from the sea on vessel brightened with the traditional colors which are black, yellow and white. While paddling towards our shores we can listen to the thumping of the drums and customary tune resounding over the waters to the crowd waiting for the arrival. When they land on the shore, they are joined by much audience. Then, within beautiful Belize Festivities usually include processions and street…