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The '''jibarito''' (pronounced ''hee-bah-ree-to''), a specialty of [[Chicago, Illinois]], is a [[sandwich]] made with flattened, fried green [[plantain]]s instead of bread and a filling that includes [[cheese]], [[lettuce]], [[tomato]] and garlic-flavored mayonnaise.<ref name="saga">[http://web.archive.org/web/20051217081017/http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2003/vol7n33/SagaSandwich-en.shtml Saga of a sandwich]. Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2003.</ref><ref name="zeldes">{{cite web | last = Zeldes | first = Leah A. | authorlink = | title = Borinquen Restaurant| work = Dining Chicago | publisher = Chicago's Restaurant Guide | date = | url = http://www.diningchicago.com/2008/show_banner.php?restID=3473&sCate2= | format = | doi = | accessdate = July 7, 2009}}</ref> The original jibarito had a [[steak]] filling, and that remains the usual variety, but other fillings, such as [[chicken]] and [[pork]], are common. |
The '''jibarito''' (pronounced ''hee-bah-ree-to''), a specialty of [[Chicago, Illinois]], is a [[sandwich]] made with flattened, fried green [[plantain]]s instead of bread and a filling that includes [[cheese]], [[lettuce]], [[tomato]] and [[garlic]]-flavored [[mayonnaise]].<ref name="saga">[http://web.archive.org/web/20051217081017/http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2003/vol7n33/SagaSandwich-en.shtml Saga of a sandwich]. Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2003.</ref><ref name="zeldes">{{cite web | last = Zeldes | first = Leah A. | authorlink = | title = Borinquen Restaurant| work = Dining Chicago | publisher = Chicago's Restaurant Guide | date = | url = http://www.diningchicago.com/2008/show_banner.php?restID=3473&sCate2= | format = | doi = | accessdate = July 7, 2009}}</ref> The original jibarito had a [[steak]] filling, and that remains the usual variety, but other fillings, such as [[chicken]] and [[pork]], are common. |
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Revision as of 06:27, 26 March 2011
The jibarito (pronounced hee-bah-ree-to), a specialty of Chicago, Illinois, is a sandwich made with flattened, fried green plantains instead of bread and a filling that includes cheese, lettuce, tomato and garlic-flavored mayonnaise.[1][2] The original jibarito had a steak filling, and that remains the usual variety, but other fillings, such as chicken and pork, are common.
History
Chicago restaurateur Juan "Peter" Figueroa[1] introduced it at Borinquen Restaurant, a Puerto Rican restaurant, in 1996,[1][2] based on a similar Puerto Rican sandwich he had read about.
The sandwich's popularity soon spread to other Latin-American restaurants around Chicago, including Mexican, Cuban and Argentinian places, and jibaritos now can be found in some mainstream eateries as well.[3]
Related sandwiches
Other Latin American sandwiches served on fried plantains predate the jibarito. They include a Venezuelan specialty called a patacones and a 1991 invention by Jorge Muñoz and Coquí Feliciano served at their restaurant, Plátano Loco, in Aguada, Puerto Rico.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Saga of a sandwich. Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2003.
- ^ a b Zeldes, Leah A. "Borinquen Restaurant". Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ First look at Graham Elliot's Grahamwich. Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2010: "And it was damn near impossible with the jibarito; thin-sliced fried plantains were never intended to endure such treatment."
- ^ Plantano Loco