Patacón zuliano

Patacón is a popular side dish in many Latin American and Caribbean nations. This Patacón zuliano or Venezuelan Patacon is widely found at practically every food cart and in most small eateries. That's a sandwich prepared using Patacón, a twice-fried green plantain, instead of bread!

This Venezuelan speciality is served between two crispy fried green plantain pieces. People put shredded meat or chicken, salad, grated cheese, boiled eggs, occasionally veggies, and a lot of mayonnaise and ketchup in the middle. The zulian patacon differs from tostones and patacones found elsewhere in the nation and in the Caribbean. Patacón Maracucho is another name for it.

The cuisine originates in the city of Maracaibo, Zulia, where there are food establishments specializing in this sort of preparation. There are innumerable street food booths providing Fried Plantain Sandwich (Patacón Maracucho), and one is believed to be better than the next.