The restaurant’s name comes from a dish of boiled and mashed green plantains that are served with many dishes. Jimenez makes his mangu with salt and butter and a few “secret” seasonings. Mangu is key ...

It’s a family affair at Mangu (2112 Belle Chasse Hwy. Ste. 7, Gretna; (504) 324-9870), a new Dominican restaurant now open on the West Bank. Leading the charge is owner Dariana Marte, who runs the ...

Bright green plantains are boiled, smashed and whipped with butter until silky. Known as mangu, the traditional Dominican dish is where it all begins at a new Gretna restaurant bearing the same name.

Hold the corned beef hash. Fried eggs, espresso-sized cups of Cafe Santo Domingo and mangu, or Dominican mashed plantains, were on the menu Tuesday morning at Boston’s first annual Dominican ...