Plantain

Plantain is a starchy relative of the banana, grown in bunches from trees, genus Plantago. It is always cooked, and can be roasted, fried, stewed, or mashed.

Examples

Fried plantain

Fried flesh of the plantain

Psyllium husk

thickening agent

Contained by

Aborrajado

Colombian appetizer of fried stuffed plantains

Arroz a la cubana

Fried rice dish with fried egg

Banana fritter

deep fried banana or plantain

Bolón de Verde

Ecuadorian green plantain dumplings

Chapea

bean stew from the Dominican Republic

Chifle

fried plantain chip dish

Chin Chin

Nigerian chin chin is a very popular snack in Nigeria, it’s made from basic combination of flour, milk and sugar. There are other optional ingredients like egg, baking powder and nutmeg, these are strictly based on preference

Fried plantain

Fried flesh of the plantain

Gizdodo

Gizdodo is a delicacy made of gizzard and Dodo (plantain),

Jibarito

Green plantain sandwich

Kelewele

called "dodo" in Nigeria

Ladob

Machuca

Caribbean plantain mash

Maduro en gloria

Ripe plantains fried with cheese, butter, and sugar

Mandoca

Venezuelan fried dough dessert

Mangú

Dominican traditional dish

Matoke

Ugandan dish and cultivar name of the East African Highland banana

Mofongo

Puerto Rican dish.

Pastelón

Puerto Rican casserole

Pisang Goreng

deep fried banana or plantain

Plantain chips

called "dodo" in Nigeria

Plantain dishes

Plantain dumpling

Dumplings made with mashed plantain

Red red

Ghanaian dish made of black eyed peas cooked in palm oil

Tigrillo

Ecuadorian breakfast of plaintains in scrambled eggs

Tostones

double fried plantain slices

Unnakai

plantain sweet dish from India

Vaho

Nicaraguan dish

Categories: Banana Fruit vegetable Ground provisions Staple food Tropical agriculture Tropical fruit Vegetable

Contained by: Aborrajado^es-co Arroz a la cubana^es Banana fritter Bolón de Verde^es-ec Chapea Chifle Chin Chin Fried plantain Gizdodo Jibarito Kelewele Ladob Machuca Maduro en gloria^es Mandoca^es Mangú Matoke Mofongo Pastelón Pisang Goreng Plantain chips Plantain dishes Plantain dumpling Red red Tigrillo^es Tostones^es Unnakai Vaho

Characteristic of: African cuisine Cuban cuisine Dominican Republic cuisine Ghanaian cuisine Guatemalan cuisine Haitian cuisine Honduran cuisine Jamaican cuisine Mexican cuisine Nigerian cuisine Oceanian cuisine Puerto Rican cuisine Salvadoran cuisine West African cuisine Yoruba cuisine

Subcategories: Fried plantain Psyllium husk

Also known as:

Bengali: Plantago

English: Adam's FigCooking banana

Hindi: vazhakaiKele Ka

Malayalam: EthakkaNendrapazhamNendra pazhamNenthra pazham

Tamil: Vaalaikkai

Wikidata ID: Q165449

Wikipedia category: Plantain (cooking)

Wikipedia title: Cooking banana

References:

Wikipedia article: Cooking banana