Plantain

What is it about that green speckled vegetable?

The long one that grows on those trees with large rectangular leaves, very often in the tropics; that if you wait too long it becomes yellow and über sweet.

You know the one, I'm talking about platanos–en ingles plantain.

That for some reason on the upper east coast it has become the symbol of representative of Dominicans all around. Like if they weren't grown in Ecuador where the Chiquita Banana people bring them from in the super market along with bananas that are not, I repeat NOT the same as platanos!

Yes it's as if in the analogy green is to leaf as platano is to Dominican Republic.

No meng, there is more to us than that.

For example, my mom doesn't even like platanos and she's Dominican.

Not everyone is a fan of mangu either, some people prefer to have them frito o maduro not in the likes of a pure de platanos adornado con otras cosas.

Last I thought, mofongo is made with platanos, a dish that is very Puerto Rican yet they have the Coqui to say "Soy Boricua!!!"

Cuban dishes are all about yummy ropa vieja with some maduros on the side, but they have their cigars & the beloved chico to represent them.

We have both mofongo & cigars in DR along with una buena cerveza that you can choose from beginning with the 2 b's & p that is Bohemia, Brahma (light) ;-) y Presidente fría!

Why not have a nice cool one to inspire the love of Dominican culture?

More than a vianda in which people automatically think DOMINICAN–"ta' to loco..."

No No NO there is more to us than that. Don't forget that we like to use tu lo 'abe and zanahoria pa' cuando la cosa ta' buena =)

Like any other culture and ethnicity, there is so much more to explore than the standard of which people miss conceptualize as pertaining to that country.

Visit us and you will see that we are way more than platanos (which I do love) and about enjoying the things of life como el buen amigo y amor de familia.

Check us out, tu lo 'abe

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-Bionica