They’re made using ripe plantains (called plátanos maduros ... or to turn them into plantain chips or Colombian-inspired baked plantains with cheese. Sweet plantains differ from their green ...

And did you know a plantain plant can produce the starchy fruit for up to 100 years. You can eat it at different stages of ripeness: when it’s green (almost ripe,) when it is yellow (ripe,) or ...

Meanwhile, black plantains are completely ripe. The flesh is soft and has an ... deals from your favorite chains, recipes, cooking tips, and more! Read the original article on The Takeout.

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 ...

I sat up paying even more attention, asking follow up questions about the state of ripeness of the plantains. He smiled and said, “very ripe”. He went on to reel off from memory the list of ...