Chifles
Chifles, fried plantain chips, are a side dish, snack food, or finger food of Ecuador, Thailand and Peru. The cuisine of Ecuador is based on different uses of fried bananas, such as the chifle, which serves as a companion in the Ecuadorian breakfast. The chifle is consumed in soups such as encebollado and in cold dishes such as ceviche. In Ecuador there is the salt and sweet chifle with Banchis as main brands for the city of Quito and Tortolines de inalecsa that covers the Guayaquil market consuming many of other brands throughout the country.
Source: Wikipedia
Recipes
Chifles piuranos - Recetas de cocina paso a paso
Receta para preparar chifles: 2 platanos verdes grandes 2 tazas de aceite sal Receta para preparar chifles: Pelamos y cortamos los platanos en rodajas delgadas. Los echamos en una sarten honda con aceite bien caliente y los freimos hasta que esten dorados...