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fried sweet plantains

Plátanos Maduros

For me, living in Panamá meant eating plátanos. With almost every meal, there were fried smashed plantains called patacones or sweet plantains known as plátanos maduros. Patacones use unripened, green plantains, while to make maduros, you must use very ripened plantains. For maduros, plantains should be nearly black–as if they’re a […]

tuna sandwich

Middle Eastern Tuna Sandwich

I try to squeeze in a few portions of fish a week, but sometimes I don’t have the time to run to the grocery store to get a fresh fillet that night, nor the money to spend $14/lb, especially for lunch. I’m sure you can relate. So I always have […]