a very ripe plantain can be soft and sweet, too. Plantains are generally bigger and have a tougher skin than bananas, and a ...

Plantains have a higher starch content than bananas, so they aren't quite as sweet, especially if eaten when still green. The ...

Plantains are cooked green, semi-ripe or fully-ripe. Treat them like a starchy vegetable and use in savoury or sweet dishes. Before cooking, peel by top and tailing the fruit, then cut along the ...

If you see a plantain in your kitchen, what’s on the menu? Plantain fufu, pasteles, rellenitos de plátano, tostones, mole de plátano, mofongo are just a few of the dishes that come to mind.