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tostone

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[toh-stoh-nay] / toʊˈstoʊ neɪ /

noun

  • tostones
    plural
  1. a slice of green plantains that has been fried, flattened into a disk and fried for a second time.


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I usually eat it plain, but it's great over rice, in salads, in tacos, alongside tostones or platanos, atop an arepa, or however else you might want to enjoy it.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

Angel Jimenez runs the whole operation, shuttling between taking orders, frying tostones and whacking a machete onto the cutting board.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

The passion fruit one adds beautiful sweetness and acidity to things like avocado toast, and I also like to put it in cashew-cilantro dip for tostones.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022

Food: Oven-roasted chicken with rice and beans and tostones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2020

When Maria's mother makes arroz con habichuelas y tostones, we trade dinners.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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