First things first: Decide if you need unripe or ripe plantains. If you want them to be sticky and caramelized when cooked—like maduros, which are sweet, ripe plantains fried in oil—you’ll need to buy ...

Plantains are similar to bananas but are larger, more angular, and are usually only eaten after being cooked. They have more starch and less sugar than bananas and are used often in tropical regions ...

Growing up, my favorite side dish to eat was fried sweet plantains. My mom would make it often for my family, and my siblings and I would fight over them, causing her to end up frying more. In my ...

Here’s a sushi recipe that’s easy to make at home Ingredients 1 nori sheet (dried seaweed) 100 gms sushi rice 40 ml sushi vinegar (rice vinegar, store bought) 60 gms avocado 40 gms plantain 10 gms pak ...

Google is not your friend when searching for "authentic" plantain recipes and reliable information. But your retired Spanish-teacher mom and Colombian exchange sister definitely rank at the top of the ...

When Europeans came to America they found an abundance of new and wondrous foods, including chiles, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, chocolate, avocados, corn, agave and quinoa. But although some of those ...