Fritangas

A popular food way to serve food here is through mobile set-ups called "fritangas." This term seems to be used broadly but it basically refers to (per my understanding) the vendors who set up on the street to sell a variety of foods, many of them fried. There are lots of these around town and in the Central Plaza. We are lucky enough to have one that sets up on our street every Friday-Sunday evening. They serve grilled pork, chicken, or beef, accompanied by a coleslaw type salad and your choice of fried plantains (maduros) or deep fried plantains which are basically like potato chips but made of plantains. You can also get "queso frito" (fried cheese), "gallo pinto" (red beans and rice that are fried), fried empanadas, and white rice. All of this is served inside large cleaned banana leaves that you use as your plate and for a good sized serving of the meat of your choice, plus the salad and two types of plantains it costs 70-80 Cordobas (about 3 dollars). My favorite is the pork and chicken--yummy! I'll try to get some photos of the fritanga women cooking the food to add below, but in the meantime you can see the food at least.

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