Pan-fried bananas, plantains…
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ZolotoyRetriever — 1 year ago(May 24, 2024 05:45 PM)
I've only eaten ripe (not fried) plantains… As the /. people above said, they are similar to, but firmer than bananas. I would say the plantain is denser, too. The taste is similar, but for the most part, bananas are much sweeter. That's been my experience. Also, a plantain has to be very ripe before you can even peel it. Bananas, not so much.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 1 year ago(May 24, 2024 05:52 PM)
I like bananas to get fairly speckled on the peel before I'll even bother with them. They're a lot sweeter if you let them get that way. But most people I know seem to like to eat them when they're still almost green. Well, I guess I'm weird, but I like my 'nanas sweet, lol.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 1 year ago(May 24, 2024 10:07 PM)
Actually, for the most part, very ripe (uncooked) plantains taste pretty good. They're not as sweet as a banana, and the "flesh" or whatever you call it is noticeably denser (starchier) than that of a banana, but I've eaten some dead-ripe plantains that were pretty darn good. I would also mention that due to their density, you can easily make a whole meal out of just one. But yeah, the key here is they need to be very ripe: the skin on them must be dark brown, almost black.
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