{{Short description|Peruvian breakfast dish}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Tacacho | image = Tacacho con cecina y chorizo (Lima).JPG | caption = Tacacho with chorizo and cecina served on top | alternate_name = | country = Peru | region = | creator = | course = | served = | main_ingredient = Roasted or boiled plantain | variations = | calories = | other = }} 200px|thumb|Making tacacho
'''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.<ref>[http://southamericanfood.about.com/b/2011/04/03/tacacho-con-cecina-roasted-plantain-fritters-with-pork.htm Tacacho con cecina]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} About.com</ref>
== Origin == 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|date=March 2022}}
==See also== *Mofongo *Fufu *Mangú
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Category:Peruvian cuisine Category:Ecuadorian cuisine Category:Banana dishes Category:Pork dishes {{Peru-cuisine-stub}}{{Bananas and plantains}}