Mofongo Video!

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Trainman33

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[video=youtube;gNTMwCs5-Sc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTMwCs5-Sc&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Internets Celebrities, a wonderful internet video series out of New York, has just released a new episode in which hosts Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam explore the mysteries of mofongo (also known as mang?), a savory Caribbean dish typically made from plantain and meat or seafood. Is it Dominican? Maybe. Is it Puerto Rican? Maybe. Is it yummy? Yes.
A YouTube commenter (they're all so civilized in this thread!) correctly points out that the dish is a direct descendant of West African 'fufu', which in Cuba is sometimes called fufu de pl?tano. Other versions of this diaspora dish are enjoyed throughout the Caribbean.
 
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Trainman33 said:
explore the mysteries of mofongo (also known as mang?), a savory Caribbean dish typically made from plantain and meat or seafood.

correctly points out that the dish is a direct descendant of West African 'fufu', which in Cuba is sometimes called fufu de pl?tano. Other versions of this diaspora dish are enjoyed throughout the Caribbean.
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monfongo is NOT mang?

That would be like saying, "french fries is also known as mashed potatoes".

In Cuba "fufu" is mang? (boiled mashed plantains) as opposed to mofongo (mashed fried plantains).

Mang? (boiled and mashed to paste) is boiled green plantains. The plantains are then mashed (thick paste)with some of the water it has been boiling in and often vegetable oil. It is often topped with sauteed purple onions and/or deep-fried salami.

Mofongo (fried and mashed to bits) is a fried mashed mound of plantains into which a combination of seafood or meat (pork cracklings) is mixed.
 
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Trainman33 said:
Internets Celebrities, a wonderful internet video series out of New York, has just released a new episode in which hosts Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam explore the mysteries of mofongo (also known as mang?), a savory Caribbean dish typically made from plantain and meat or seafood. Is it Dominican? Maybe. Is it Puerto Rican? Maybe. Is it yummy? Yes.
A YouTube commenter (they're all so civilized in this thread!) correctly points out that the dish is a direct descendant of West African 'fufu', which in Cuba is sometimes called fufu de pl?tano. Other versions of this diaspora dish are enjoyed throughout the Caribbean.
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We enjoyed the video Trainman, thanks for posting it. We lived near Corona in Jackson Heights until 1979, and 108th St was ground zero for all things Latino even back then.

Now I'm craving mofongo!!

My husband learned to make mofongo when he was a teen living in Puerto Rico [late 60's] - he said the Puerto Ricans back then used to bbq/roast the platanos before mashing [not fried!], and it gave a different taste.

Yum.

AE
 
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