Plantains come in three colors: the least ripe are green, the more ripe ones are yellow, and eventually, they turn black.

If you haven't experimented with plantains, then you're seriously missing out. Fried sweet plantains are an incredible side ...

If you see a plantain in your kitchen, what’s on the menu? Plantain fufu, pasteles, rellenitos de plátano, tostones, mole de plátano, mofongo are just a few of the dishes that come to mind.

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 ...