NEW YORK—Deep-fried plantains, double-fried plantains, mashed plantains, and plantain patties were in abundance at the Primer Festival del Platano, held Sept. 17-18 in Washington Heights. Even the most die-hard plantain eaters could get their fill.
“They’re trying for the Guinness World Record,” explained a young lady, who was snapping pictures of a 20-plus-foot-long dish of mangu, a traditional recipe that mixes mashed plantains with water, and sometimes milk, butter, and salt and pepper.
