Fried plantain is an African dish cooked wherever plantains grow, from West Africa through Central Africa to East Africa. It is called alloco in Côte d'Ivoire and dodo in Nigeria. Kelewele is a fried plantain dish of Ghana.
Fried plantain may be served as a snack, a starter or as a side dish to a main course, such as Jollof rice, spicy barbecued meat, tomato stew or beans. It is made in different ways: salted or non salted, cut into "ears" "fingers" or diced.
Fried plantain is also eaten in some countries in South America or Caribbean where African influence is present.. For example, in the Dominican Republic, it is common to cut plantains in slices, then smash them and, finally, fry them.
H.O. Anthonio & M. Isoun: "Nigerian Cookbook". Macmillan, Lagos, 1982.