What is Tajadas?
[[File:Tajadas.jpg|thumb|Tajadas]] '''Tajadas''' are a dish of fried [[Plantain|plantains]] that are sliced long.<ref>[http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/saladssidedishes/r/Fried-Ripe-Plantain-Strips.htm Tajada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101161303/http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/saladssidedishes/r/Fried-Ripe-Plantain-Strips.htm |date=2017-01-01 }} About.com</ref> It is a food of [[Caribbean]] countries as well as [[Nicaragua]], [[Colombia]], [[Honduras]], [[Panama]], and [[Venezuela]]. == Preparation == The plantains used are usually [[Ripening|ripe]]. == Variations == === Colombia === Tajadas is a very common dish that is usually served with [[meat]], [[white rice]], and [[Bean|beans]]. === Costa Rica === Tajadas are served with [[gallo pinto]] or [[casados]]. It can also be eaten with [[natilla]] and [[queso blanco]] on top. === Venezuala === [[File:Pabellon criollo.jpg|thumb|[[Pabellon criollo]] with [[Kidney bean|caraotas fritas]], tajadas, cheese, and [[rice]] with a fried [[Egg (food)|egg]] on top.]] Tajadas is served in a traditional dish known as pabellon criollo. ==Related pages== *[[Aborrajado]] *[[Tostones]], another fried plantain dish. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} [[Category:Venezuelan food]] [[Category:Caribbean]] [[Category:Nicaraguan food]] [[Category:Colombian food]] [[Category:Honduran food]] [[Category:Panamanian food]]