What is a plantain? What is a plantain?!


Question: What is a plantain!? What is a plantain!?
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A plantain is a type of large banana and with a skin much tougher to peel than an ordinary banana!. A plantain banana must be cooked and can be prepared as anything from an appetizer to a dessert!. Plantains can always be cooked no matter what stage of ripeness: green, yellow or black!. A green banana is best used in savory dishes where black plantains are used for desserts!. To get many options on cooking plantains, google "plantain recipes" and many sites will come up!. These sites may even offer best ways to peel the plantain!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Plantains are a member of the banana family!. They are a starchy, low in sugar variety that is cooked before serving as it is unsuitable raw!. It is used in many savory dishes somewhat like a potato would be used and is very popular in Western Africa and the Caribbean countries!. It is usually fried or baked!.
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A plantain is like a banana, but larger, not as sweet and slightly more starchy!. They grow in the Carribean and Americas and are a popular food there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it's a banana looking thing, but you can't eat it raw like a banana!. Good fried!.

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a plantain looks a lot like a banana, but it's a much tougher fruit that must be cooked before eating it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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