Dave Smith wrote:

> I have been tempted to try something I saw a TV chef do with plaintains.
> The were sliced into rounds, deep fried, flattened out with a whack on the
> side of a knife and then fried again. Last week I saw another TV chef do
> yucca chips. He peeled the yuccas, then sliced them into sticks and deep
> fried them.
>
>

I have had plantains this way. I didn't make them, mind you, only ate
'em. Really good.
I hear it is common to eat them like french fries - with ketchup.

-Tracy