Plantain Chips Regular Flavor 5 oz

Mariquitas are the green plantain sliced thin, fried crisp, and salted while still hot — the chip every Cuban kid grew up grabbing by the handful from a bowl on the counter. This 5 oz bag is the unsweetened, savory kind: green plantain, oil, salt. Nothing else.

Cut on the bias for that long, curved shape that distinguishes mariquitas from round chips, with the earthy, starchy backbone of plantain instead of potato. Lightly salted so they hold their own next to bigger flavors.

Common Uses: snacking straight from the bag, scooping picadillo or black bean dip, serving alongside a Cuban sandwich or media noche, plated with mojo for parties, crushed over salads for crunch.

Pantry Role: pantry staple, cultural marker.

Common In: Cuban, Caribbean, and pan-Latin households; lunch counters across Miami-Dade; party spreads in Cuban-American homes nationwide.

Cultural Context: Mariquitas occupy a specific corner of Cuban snacking — not tostones (those are smashed and fried twice), not chicharritas (a regional name some families use for the same thing). They show up at dominos night, alongside croquetas at a merienda, and in the lunchbox next to a ham sandwich. Gluten-free, vegan, and shelf-stable without trying to be.

Pairs With: black bean dip, picadillo, mojo, Cuban sandwiches, Materva or Jupiña, a cold Hatuey.

Ships nationwide for households who can't easily find proper mariquitas outside South Florida bodegas.