There’s fried sweet plantains, deep-fried tostones, and even a plantain sandwich called Patacon Maracucho, which swaps out bread for fried plantains. My personal favorite way of eating plantains ...

“This is a very Antiguan breakfast,” says the chef. “For lunch, I love a plantain sandwich, not even gonna lie,” says Candice. “Dinner: rice, peas, jerk chicken, plantain. That’s me.” ...

It's the way this tender steak and fresh ingredients are sandwiched between crunchy plantains that makes the jibarito a legend in Chicago. Medha: The jibarito is a Puerto Rican-inspired sandwich ...