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Tacacho is a roasted plantain Amazonian cuisine dish from Peru. It is usually served ''con cecina'', with bits of pork.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delights |first=Peru |date=2012-07-05 |title=Tacacho, waking up to the Amazon |url=https://perudelights.com/tacacho-waking-up-to-the-amazon/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=PERU DELIGHTS |language=en-US}}</ref>

In Venezuela, a yo-yo is a traditional dish made of two short slices of fried ripened plantain (see [[Tajada]]) placed on top of each other, with local soft white cheese in the middle (in a sandwich-like fashion) and held together with toothpicks. The arrangement is dipped in beaten eggs and fried again until the cheese melts and the yo-yo acquires a deep golden hue. They are served as sides or entrees.<ref>{{factCite news |last=Wilson |first=Phil |date=August24 April 2019 |title=From Venezuela to your own kitchen: a delicious, traditional yoyo |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-venezuelan-yoyo-street-food-1.5102011 |url-status=live |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=CBC 2022News}}</ref>

In Puerto Rico fried plantains are served in a variety of ways as side dishes, fast foods, and main course. An alternative to tostones are arañitas (little spiders). The name comes from the grated green and yellow plantain pieces forming little legs that stick out of the fritter itself, which ends up looking like a prickly spider on a plate. [[Alcapurria]]s are a traditional snack with masa [[dough]] made from grated green banana, [[yautía]], seasoned with lard, [[annatto]] and stuffed with [[picadillo]]. Alcaparrado de plátano have additional grated plantain added to the masa. [[Mofongo]] is a beloved dish on the island celebrating a blend of cultures making it one of Puerto Ricos most important dishes. Plantains are fried once and mashed with garlic, fat (butter, lard or olive oil), [[chicharrón]] or [[bacon]], and [[broth]] it is then formed into a ball and eaten with other meats, soup, vegetables or alone. Puerto Rican [[pionono]]s are sweet and savory treats made with a combination of fried yellow plantains, cheese, picadillo, and beaten eggs. The result is sweet plantain cups stuffed with a cheese, ground beef and fluffy egg filling. Ralleno de plátano are the sweet plantain verson of [[papa rellena]] very popular street food and in [[cuchifritos]].