Tostones, from the Spanish verb tostar meaning to toast, are twice-fried plantain slices commonly found in Latin American and Caribbean cuisine. They are most commonly known as tostones in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, and are also known as tachinos or chatinos in Cuba, bannann peze in Haiti, patacones in Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, and Costa Rica, and sometimes patacon pisao in Colombia.
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Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own accountLatin American and Caribbean cuisine broadly (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, and neighboring countries); no single national or historical point of origin is documented in sources. 1 Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Dominican Republic, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Panama, originated there.
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Most commonly known as tostones in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, they are also known as tachinos or chatinos in Cuba, bannann peze in Haiti, patacones in Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru and sometimes patacon pisao in Colombia.
- In Cuisine: Caribbean Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Colombian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Cuban Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: West African Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
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