Tacacho

Tacacho
	Tacacho with chorizo and cecina served on top
Place of origin	Peru
Main ingredients	Roasted or boiled plantain
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Tacacho is a traditional Peruvian meal that is typically served for breakfast. It is popular in the Amazonas region, where the natives boil or grill plantains, peel them, then mash them in a large wooden mortar. When mashed, the plantains are combined with lard, salt, and tiny pieces of pork rind and served with vegetables and chorizo on the side.^[1]

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This dish originated in west Africa. In the Caribbean and parts of South America with large African influences the plantains are boiled or roasted and typically smashed with garlic. ^{[citation needed]}

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