Ultimate Tostonera meets Platano T-shirt. Romance begins.
The other morning, I got a note from Annette Alvarez.
I thought it was a great suggestion. So, here they are together — a fabulous pair who would make a great gift for some platano, plantain chip, tostones fan.
You can read more about the cool, bamboo Tostobueno on the site and on the company blog. They’re even selling a version that makes tostones cups at Target.com. My tostonera is in the mail. Que rico.
I have lots of memories of watching my grandmother slice plantains, run them through the hot oil, pull them out, smash them between two layers of brown paper bag and put them back in the oil. It felt like it took forever, but waiting was worth it. There is nothing like the taste of a warm, golden toston with just a sprinkle of salt to make you close your eyes and say an Amen for goodness.
The t-shirt to the left “Do you Fufu?” is indicative of my partner Oscar’s sense of humor.
Fufu, common in Caribbean countries, is a mash made of ripe plantains. You either love or hate the dish. In other words, you either fufu or you don’t fufu.
Me, no fufu.
I prefer tostones.
You can see our other Platano t-shirts at Chichi&Flaco
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Alexis only eats fufu when he’s sick…I can’t bring myself to partake…he makes it with green ones. And I like ketchup with my tostones sometimes…how much of a gringa am I?
*in my defense, my father-in-law likes that sometimes too, which is where I got the idea…
don’t forget the vinagre and aceite – delicioso!
For fresh made tostones try putting some butter on them and then sprinkle the salt…that’s how it was in my Cuban household growing up.
Also, fufú, as far as I know, is Cuban for smashed green plátanos with garlic and pork; in Puerto Rico it is called mofongo. The one that I know with ripe plaintains, is in the Dominican Republic and its called mangú.
In any case, those tostoneras look awesome, let me know how they work out for you!
You people are making me hungry.
A friend puts cinnamon on hers. They taste great. I like lime and salt.
I think I need to tell Oscar to design a “Do you mofongo?” tee!
Thanks for the additional clarification, A…
Mmmm mofongo. Its been so long. Very difficult to get platanos to make any of this stuff in the deep woods.
Good idea Carrie – I mofongo! I’d buy it!
Becky, I feel your pain. Mofongo plantains have to be very VERY green…and somehow the ones I get up here, are borderline pintones.
Cinnamon? That’s a new one. The other thing I like is the mariquitas mojo you know, limon, aceite, ajo y sal!
Oh God, now I’m making myself hungry!
The toston smasher is an awesome idea. The smasher looks “smashing” too and the T-shirts are too funny…