Plantains resemble green bananas, but they are not as sweet. Nutritionally they are comparable to bananas, with the exception of beta carotene, plantains contain 10 times the amount than a regular banana.
Originally indigenous to tropical areas they are available everywhere in America.
- They can be steamed, fried, baked or added to soups or stews.
- They are very popular in Western Africa and the Caribbean.
- When the peel is green or pale yellow, they have a bland flavor and starchy texture, close to a potato, but when the peel turns black their flavor is sweeter.
- They are used more as a vegetable than the bananas, which are used as fruits.
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