Finally - plátano (plantains) in Buenos Aires

After months of searching I finally found plátano or plaintains, although they're not called plátano here in Argentina, they're called barraganete. Now I understand why no one seemed to understand when I asked for plátanos for cooking because here in Argentina that's the name for your average garden variety eating banana. But, head towards Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela or into the Caribbean and plátano gets you a very starchy banana that needs to be cooked first.

Plátano verde or green plátanos When they're green they're great fried getting nice and crunchy, and when they're ripe maduro, they're sweet and soft and do well with deep frying or baking.

Either way I was missing them so much during my pregnancy. Just one of those cravings that I wasn't able to get my hands on. But there they were at the Jumbo in Martinez. So I guess I will get one last craving done before the baby comes next week. Santa must have heard my wish list! 

Comments

[moving to argentina]

Thanks for the recipe for tostones Patty!

[pattyce]

hi!
i was looking expat bloggers to a new french friend who is living here and then started to read & read your blog. Really like it.

About this post, i bought plátanos near Pueyrredon Av. on Paraguay 2508.

you can see my tostón's recipe in http://www.pattyce.com.ar/2006/01/09/417-papita-mani-toston

Ah, what a pretty xmast gift!! ;)

[Dan]

Ya coulda just asked... you can pick them up in Liniers in the Bolivian markets no problem most of the time - also called llantén, depending on who you talk to.

[Abigail Tañón]

Great!! Plantains in Buenos Aires! I'm puertorican and I'm glad to hear that if I move to Buenos Aires I will be able to eat my beloved plantains!! Thanks for the info Laura!

[Troy Worman]

Laura... I just read your bio. Congratulations on the realization of your "pipedream"! I look forward to reading about your adventure.