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 ...

It’s 2022, and banana bread is so lockdown 2020. But platanos upside down cake? That will never get old. As someone who always keeps yellow platanos, or plantains, handy on my kitchen counter or in my ...

Invite the plantain to your next meal. It will be like having the banana’s exotic cousin as a houseguest. At first you might be a little unsure about the whole arrangement, but after a meal together ...

This elegant dessert of banana or plantain flambé is popular in the finer restaurants of Mexico. It is a more sophisticated version of plátanos maduros, or sweet fried plantains, which has been a ...

PROCESS: Add the frozen banana chunks to the bowl of a food processor. Process on low until the consistency is similar to soft-serve. Once the frozen bananas are smooth, don't overprocess or the "ice ...

Overripe bananas have darkened the doorstep of many an innocent breakfast eater or baker since time immemorial. The withered lump of black peel and its sad, soggy innards will hardly even do for ...

If your local supermarket is anything like mine, there’s a huge display of bananas. And right next to it, there’s a much smaller shelf devoted to plantains. It’s very easy to be in the fruit mind-set, ...

You reach for them at the grocery store because you think they are big bananas, then you realize they are not. They look a little like bananas on steroids - extra long and extra strong and extra green ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Bananas, as common as they are, often get treated as an afterthought — especially when they’re unripe. But not in Brazil. The bright green fruit, once boiled and blended, turns into ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Vegan food blogger Melissa Copeland, otherwise known as The Stingy Vegan, recently crafted a recipe that puts a vegan twist on pulled pork. The ...