Custom food of Zulia-Venezuela : Patacones

Tostones (Spanish pronunciation from the Spanish verb tostar which means "to toast") are twice-fried plantain slices. They are most commonly known as tostones (in Puerto Rico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela). They are also known as tachinos or chatinos (Cuba), fritos verdes (Dominican Republic), bananes pesées (Haiti), and patacones (Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Ecuador).

Normally it is composed by : fried plantain , meet and chicken with cheese.

preparation : Green (unripe) plantains are peeled, sliced length-wise, diagonally, or width-wise, and then fried twice.[1] The raw slices of plantains are fried for one to two minutes on each side until they are golden in color, and removed and patted to remove excess cooking oil. Afterwards, they are pounded flat with a hinged utensil made for the task, called a tostonera, or less conveniently with any kitchen utensil that has a large enough flat surface, for instance between two plates. The flattened plantain slices are then fried once again until they are crisp and golden brown.