- Jibarito
The jibarito (pronounced hee-bah-ree-to), a specialty of
Chicago , is asandwich made with flattened, fried greenplantain s instead ofbread . It was invented in the early 1990s at the Borinquen Restaurant, a Puerto Ricanrestaurant , by owner Juan "Peter" Figueroa. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20051217081017/http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2003/vol7n33/SagaSandwich-en.shtml Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2003: Saga of a sandwich] ]The sandwich's popularity soon spread to other Latin-American restaurants around Chicago, including Mexican and Argentinian places, and jibaritos now can be found in some mainstream eateries as well. [ [http://chicago.menupages.com/screenmenu.asp?restaurantId=11581&htmllink=030924B52493E56C29B0D844A623D199C43EA74D1214E85F5C1FF5D943C5A5D18F67AE41B48C53E2&taglineid=0 Winds Cafe menu] ]
The original jibarito had a
steak filling, and that remains the usual variety, but other fillings, such aschicken andpork , are common. A proper jibarito also containscheese ,lettuce ,tomato andgarlic -flavoredmayonnaise .References
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Chicago culture External links
* [http://www.borinquenjibaro.com Borinquen Restaurant]
* [http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=2894180 Jibarito recipe]
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