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 Dec 4 2008, 07:24 PM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
i just bought one today. i can't remember if i've ever had one.
do you like plantains? |
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Dec 4 2008, 07:35 PM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Yeah I like 'em, I think they're better than regular bananas. I like bananitos too.
 look how cute!! I usually only eat these in Asia though. |
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Dec 4 2008, 07:38 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
are they supposed to be green or yellow
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Dec 4 2008, 07:40 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
I eat them yellow...in fact they taste better when they're pretty ripe, almost black. Apparently people think they taste like apples and are therefore also called apple bananas, but I don't think so. =\
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Dec 4 2008, 07:44 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
ohhhhhhh, ok i just read an article about them. i better let it get ripe then, what i just read claims they taste like potatoes if they are green, wtf.
i'll let them get black, that's my style anyway 
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Dec 4 2008, 08:25 PM
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 Melieized Group: Official Designer Posts: 1,372 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,715 |
i LOVE plantains...i make fried plantains. i use the green ones and let them ripen for a few days. after that i just slice and fly in veg oil. really sweet with a nice soft middle and crunchy edge. very yummy
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Dec 4 2008, 08:39 PM
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 poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
I didnt know they were called plantains. I had some a few months ago, i wish i remembered where i got them though.
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Dec 4 2008, 08:43 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
^ i got mine at the grocery store
QUOTE(Melie @ Dec 4 2008, 09:25 PM)  i LOVE plantains...i make fried plantains. i use the green ones and let them ripen for a few days. after that i just slice and fly in veg oil. really sweet with a nice soft middle and crunchy edge. very yummy i might try this. you don't fry them very long right? |
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Dec 4 2008, 08:44 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Oh god, fried bananas of any kind are the most delicious things in the world.
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Dec 4 2008, 08:49 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Hm, I've never had a plantain before... but I did have bananito two summers ago. They're so cute!!! Like tiny baby bananas.
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Dec 4 2008, 09:34 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I've had plantains before. My dad sliced them them sauteed them in brown sugar and oil. He served them over pork, but as I'm vegetarian, I ate mine with ice cream for desert =D
EDIT: You know what's good? Plantain chips! |
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Dec 4 2008, 09:39 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
damn i can't wait for my plantain to get ripe now
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Dec 4 2008, 10:13 PM
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 Keep going...or be left behind. Group: Member Posts: 300 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 623,863 |
Puertorican Style Maduros
-Get the ripe ones (Black Plantains) -Cast iron pan - Heat stovetop to 7/10 - oil(varies on what you like) - Fry them till tan on each side - Throw in bowl with napkins on bottom of bowl and on top of plantains - Add salt ( results vary - And enjoy the best way to eay Plantains. |
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Dec 6 2008, 01:00 AM
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 and so it is Group: Human Posts: 1,304 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,085 |
i thought plantains were fried bananas? i guess it's an actual subgroup of regular bananas... what are the mini-bananas called? well regardless, regular bananas ftw!
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Dec 6 2008, 01:10 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Plaintains are relatives of bananas, not really a subgroup. Actually I read that there isn't much of a biological difference between them, if any, just that plaintains tend to be less sweet than bananas, which is why regular bananas are sometimes called "dessert bananas".
The mini-bananas are apparently called bananitos but I only found out a few days ago. Also apple bananas, manzana bananas or just manzanas. We call them "milk bananas" in Cantonese, and plaintains are called, literally "big bananas". Milk banana is just such a cuter name than a bananito. |
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Jan 18 2009, 02:40 PM
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 Miss DIY Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,251 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,294 |
mmm fried plantain chips
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