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Plantain recipes from 11 countries

Plantain is a cooking banana, starchy when green and sweet when ripe, fried or boiled as a staple rather than a fruit.

11 traditional plantain dishes from 11 countries, with full ingredient lists and step-by-step methods. Free to read.

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What is plantain used for in cooking?

Plantain is a cooking banana, starchy when green and sweet when ripe, fried or boiled as a staple rather than a fruit. Copper documents 11 traditional dishes built on it, from Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica and 8 other countries.

How long do plantain dishes take to cook?

Across the 11 dishes listed here the median is 1 hour and 50 minutes. 1 of them are ready in 30 minutes or less.

Which countries cook with plantain?

These recipes come from 11 countries: Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Venezuela.