The jibarito (pronounced hee-bah-ree-to), a specialty of Aguada and Chicago, is a sandwich made with flattened, fried green plantains instead of bread.
It was invented in 1991 by Jorge Muñoz and Coquí Feliciano in Aguada, Puerto Rico, in their restaurant, Plátano Loco (crazy plantain)..
Chicago restaurateur Juan "Peter" Figueroa[1] introduced it at Borinquen Restaurant, a Puerto Rican restaurant, in 1996.[1][2]
The sandwich's popularity soon spread to other Latin-American restaurants around Chicago, including Mexican, Cuban and Argentinian places, and jibaritos now can be found in some more mainstream eateries as well.[3]
The original jibarito had a steak filling, and that remains the usual variety, but other fillings, such as chicken and pork, are common. A proper jibarito also contains cheese, lettuce, tomato and garlic-flavored mayonnaise.
   | Borinquen Restaurant - Welcome to Borinquen Restaurant Home of the Jibarito |
| | Jibarito recipe - abc7chicago.com: ABC7 Chicago WLS-TV 7 |
| | Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2003: Saga of a sandwich - PUERTO RICO HERALD: Saga Of A Sandwich; `I Can Do That,' Thought Juan C. Figueroa When He Read About A Sandwich Built On Fried Plantains, Not Bread. That' Show Chicago Became Home To A Puerto Rican Delicacy You Probably Won't Find On The Island. |
| | Winds Cafe menu - Winds Cafe - Chicago Restaurant - MenuPages American (New), American (Traditional), Caribbean Restaurant Search |
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