Jibarito
The jibarito (Spanish: , are common.
History
Chicago restaurateur Juan "Peter" Figueroa[1] introduced the jibarito at Borinquen Restaurant, a Puerto Rican restaurant in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, in 1996,[1][2] after hearing a Venezuelan cook talk about a Venezuelan sandwich called a Patacon. The name is a diminutive of Jíbaro and means "little yokel".
The sandwich's popularity soon spread to other Latin-American restaurants around Chicago, including Mexican, Cuban and Argentinian establishments, and jibaritos now can be found in some mainstream eateries as well.[3]
Related sandwiches
Other Latin American sandwiches served on fried plantains predate the jibarito. They include a
Reception
The Daily Meal included the jibarito in their article "12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of".[5]
See also
- Culture of Chicago
- Culture of Puerto Rico
- List of sandwiches
- Patacon (food)
References
- ^ a b c Saga of a sandwich. Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2003.
- ^ a b Zeldes, Leah A. "City of the Big Sandwiches: Four Uncommon Chicago Meals on a Bun". Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant Guide. Retrieved Sep 23, 2013.
- ^ First look at Graham Elliot's Grahamwich. Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2010: "And it was damn near impossible with the jibarito; thin-sliced fried plantains were never intended to endure such treatment."
- ^ "Plantano Loco". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ Dan Myers (27 February 2015). "12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2015-03-03.