In this unusual tropical twist on a classic bread pudding recipe, we add sweet fried plantains and a smooth caramel sauce, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chef Rick Martinez, a James Beard award winner, helped an NPR host recreate a beloved Ecuadorian dish his family ate during ...

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. So many ...

Versatile recipes for starchy plantains and unripe green bananas. By Tejal Rao A few weeks ago, my uninsulated home had a chill in it that I couldn’t chase away. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that ...

When Hernan Cortes first landed in Mexico in 1519, he brought with him an African slave he’d bought in Cuba. Thousands more would follow in the coming centuries, forever changing the face, the rhythms ...

Plantains are a common staple in tropical countries around the world. And their versatility doesn't just encompass both sweet and savory recipes, but also an array of different cooking methods.

In the summer, we eat outside nearly every day. Which translates into three months of meals to cook on the grill for folks like us. Throw in Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day, and even the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wanted: Plantain recipes. The Tampa Bay Rays have a request. Plantains are the craze in their clubhouse these days — joining an eclectic list that includes a DJ and a magician, ...