
Dominican Republic
Arañitas
Dominican 'little spiders': grated green plantain mixed with garlic and salt, fried until crispy and lacy. A crunchy plantain fritter, served with aji or hot sauce.
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Dominican Republic
Dominican 'little spiders': grated green plantain mixed with garlic and salt, fried until crispy and lacy. A crunchy plantain fritter, served with aji or hot sauce.

Dominican Republic
Dominican cassava fritters made from grated yuca with eggs, sugar and anise, fried until crisp and lacy.

Dominican Republic
Dominican cassava rolls stuffed with ground meat, similar to carimañolas, fried until golden. A coastal and street snack, crispy and chewy, served with hot sauce.

Dominican Republic
A Dominican snack of casabe (yuca flatbread) spread with mambá (spicy peanut butter), eaten in the northwest. A rustic, traditional Taíno-African combination.

Dominican Republic
Dominican fresh grated cassava filled with ground meat and fried until golden. A coastal and street snack, similar to bollitos de yuca, crispy and chewy.

Dominican Republic
A larger, stuffed quipe variant with more ground beef filling, served as a main dish or large snack. A hearty Lebanese-Dominican specialty, crispy and savory.

Dominican Republic
Dominican fried bulgur wheat rolls stuffed with seasoned ground beef, onions, and spices, of Lebanese origin. A street and bakery staple, crispy and savory.

Colombia
Patacones
A Cuban fried green plantain slices, flattened and double-fried, a daily and essential side In Antioquia the thick-cut rounds are served as "tostadas" alongside bandeja paisa.

Dominican Republic
Dominican twice-fried breadfruit (pana) discs, smashed and fried until golden, served like tostones with garlic salt. A tropical variant, especially on the coast.