DR TRAVELOGUE | PART 8 | P.S. I LOVE PLATANOS
By Led Black
This is a poem I conceived while I was at the Resort feverishly fiending for some Dominican food. It is a bit over the top with Shakespearian overtones but that is how I felt at the time.
I Love Platanos – An Ode to Platanos
Oh Platano, how we Dominicans love you
You are forever welcome at every Dominican table whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner, entrée or dessert
You delight in all your incarnations; maduros, tostones, asado, mangu or mofongo
Can’t forget the pastellon or the platano con azucar or any of your many variations
I even had a fresh off the boat cousin who made Platano juice,
Umm umm umm, Delicioso
Your versatility never ceases to amaze.
Oh Platano, how we Dominicans love you
You are the constant companion, the faithful friend of all Dominicans
Without you, rice, beans & meat is just rice, beans & meat
Who would eat Salchichon without your accompaniment?
You are the muse of all Dominicans mothers
Oh Platano, how we Dominicans love you
Woe be to those who refer to you as green Bananas
That borders on being racist
Bananas are bananas and platanos are platanos
I’m also not too fond of the term Plantain
Words tend to lose meaning when they become anglicized
Long Live Platanos!!!
Tags: Travel | Dominican Culture | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | República Dominicana
Dude...I'm sittting here 3 feet away from R...reading this, actually, I haven't started reading and I already think you rock...
Much love.
Posted by: Harold Martinez | June 08, 2006 at 09:03 PM
I loved all 8 parts but this one wins the prize! Thank you for making me homesick!
Posted by: Yahaira | June 13, 2006 at 11:35 PM
You have my dying over here....LOL...LOL...LOL this is the best thing i've read in a long time..... My face STILL hurts from laughing so hard!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Cindy | June 16, 2006 at 08:37 PM
Why am I hungry all of a sudden???
Posted by: DRNYChula | June 22, 2006 at 07:47 AM
que vaina I'm about to have some tostones in five minutes beautiful post.
Posted by: jesse tomas | December 18, 2007 at 12:14 AM