Editing Cooking banana (section)

===Chips===
{{main|Banana chip|Chifle}}
[[File:Plantain chips.jpg|thumb|right|[[Banana chip]]s]]
[[File:0001jfPhilippine cuisine dishes Baliuag Bulacafvf 15.jpg|thumb|Various brands of [[banana ketchup]] from the [[Philippines]]]]
After removing the skin, the unripe fruit can be sliced thin and [[Deep frying|deep fried]] in hot oil to produce chips. This thin preparation of plantain is known as ''tostones'', ''patacones'' or ''plataninas'' in some of Central American and South American countries, ''platanutres'' in [[Puerto Rico]], ''mariquitas'' or ''chicharritas'' in [[Cuba]] and ''chifles'' in [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. In Cuba, the [[Dominican Republic]], Guatemala, [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Venezuela]], ''tostones'' instead refers to thicker twice-fried patties (see below). In [[Cuba]], plantain chips are called ''mariquitas''. They are sliced thinly, and fried in oil until golden colored. They are popular appetizers served with a main dish. In [[Colombian cuisine|Colombia]] they are known as ''platanitos'' and are eaten with [[suero atollabuey]] as a snack. ''Tostada'' refers to a green, unripe plantain which has been cut into sections, fried, flattened, fried again, and salted. These tostadas are often served as a side dish or a snack. They are also known as ''tostones'' or ''patacones'' in many Latin American countries. In [[Honduras]], banana chips are called ''tajadas'', which may be sliced vertically to create a variation known as plantain strips.{{fact|date=August 2022}}

Chips fried in [[coconut oil]] and sprinkled with salt, called ''upperi'' or ''kaya varuthathu'', are a snack in [[South India]] in Kerala.<ref name=upperi>{{cite news |title = The taste of Kerala|url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/the-taste-of-kerala/article4605855.ece |access-date =3 January 2014 | location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |first=Ignatius |last=Pereira |date=13 April 2013}}</ref> They are an important item in [[sadya]], a vegetarian feast prepared during festive occasions in Kerala. The chips are typically labeled "plantain chips" when they are made of green plantains that taste starchy, like [[potato chips]]. In [[Tamil Nadu]], a thin variety made from green plantains is used to make chips seasoned with salt, chili powder and [[asafoetida]]. In the western/central Indian language [[Marathi language|Marathi]], the plantain is called ''rajeli kela'' (figuratively meaning "king-sized" banana), and is often used to make fried chips.{{fact|date=August 2022}}