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I often see these plantain thingies cropping up on Come Dine With Me - can someone educate me and tell me what they are? They look exactly like a flipping banana so what's different about them?
Please do tell!
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I think it is a type of banana, that must be cooked. You get from West Indian and African places.
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They are the bigger brother of the banana - but aren't sweet.
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They are the bigger brother of the banana - but aren't sweet.
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I often see these plantain thingies cropping up on Come Dine With Me - can someone educate me and tell me what they are? They look exactly like a flipping banana so what's different about them?
Please do tell! ![]() . It can be boiled, fried or roasted. Some people boil then fry. It's best you buy one and try it yourself to notice the difference.I add it to spinach curry and it tastes really nice (IMO )
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You would cook them like any starchy vegetable - potato, parsnip, swede etc.
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Plaintains are much bigger than sweet bananas. I think people tend to boil green baanas rather than plaintains (at least in West Indian cookery).
They can be peeled, sliced and fried. Another thing to be aware of is that they aren't truly ripe for cooking until the skin has gone at least partially black - quite different from sweet bananas which I would regard as only fit for the bin in that condition. If you fry them before they are ripe, the texture can be floury and they don't taste of much. When ripe the have a pleasant tangy sweetness and are really good with spicy food. |
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Ooh - food for thought - thanks peeps.
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