Tostones

Tostones are a dish of sliced and fried plantains. It is commonly eaten in many countries in Latin America.
Preparation.
Plantains that are green and not ripe are used. It is sliced into small flat pieces and then it is fried two times.
Origin.
It is unknown where tostones came from. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries say they made tostones. The recipe is known under different names. They are called "patacones" in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Peru, and they are called "tostones" in Cuba, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic, they also go by the name "platano frito" or "fritos verdes", and in Haiti they are also called "bannann peze".