Do you eat unique bananas/plantains/platanos?(Rather than the regular boring ones)?

Question

And where do you buy them?

Answer 1

Yes! I like plantains cut into chunks and fried with a little sesame oil, or as fritters. I also love the little midget bananas, and the other night we had Philippine bananas caramelized with brown sugar. Those I got from a Philippine market, the others I got at the grocery store nearest to me, which is a VONS. Health food stores tend to carry a good variety.

Answer 2

I love plantains: Indians spice them up and pan fry them or use then in currys and sabjis.

Here's a great recipe...


Kerala Plantain Curry:

Ingredients

3 medium size plantains, peeled and diced
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
¼ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp urad daal
2-3 fresh green chillies (cut lengthwise)
a few curry leaves
a small pinch hing (asofetida)
¼ tsp turmeric
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp garam masala
¼ tsp red chili powder
2 cups coconut milk
3 tsp cooking oil
½ tsp salt (to taste)
¼ cup freshly grated coconut
cilantro leaves, finely chopped for garnish

Method :

Heat 3 tsp of oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When they crackle then add the cumin seeds, hing, urad daal and the curry leaves. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes and add the onions, garlic and ginger. Stir fry until slightly browned and then add the turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, garam masala, rec chili powder, fresh chilies and the diced plantain pieces. Add salt and the coconut milk, cover and cook on medium low heat for 8-10 minutes.

Garnish with freshly grated coconut and cilantro leaves. Tastes great with fragrant basmati rice or hot rotis!
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In India, you get these baby bananas (not like the ones you find here), they have a very thin skin are so damn sweet. They melt in your mouth like butter...

Answer 3

plantains may be bought at most grocery stores
they are served cooked
you do not eat them like you do a regular banana
usually pan fried

Answer 4

Plátano morado. That´s purple banana, it tastes like banana and strawberry. It´s a little bit more expensive than the regular banana (Tabasco). We can get it here in Mexico but I don´t know about other countries. There are also mini bananas called plátano dominico, it tastes a little bit sweeter and starchier.

Answer 5

i get those itsy bitsy bananas...i call em baby bananas but i don't know what they're really called.

i get 'em from my local indian grocery store.

also plantains can be bought from an indian grocery store.
i don't think u can really eat it raw like that. u have to boil it and it tastes good. those are the REALLY huge bananas.

Answer 6

take plantains and boil them in water for about 8 minutes or until they are tender then smash them like a really thick tortilla (about 1/4 inch thick) and deep fry them until golden brown...top them with either salt or olive oil mixed with fresh minced garlic...they are called tostones and they are delicious

Answer 7

YES I DO, PLANTAIN ARE GREEN AND HARD, YOU PEEL THEM AND SLICE AND FRY IN HOT OIL TURN OVER AND FRY , TAKE OUT AND SMASH THEN RE FRY TILL GOLDEN BROWN. YOU ALSO ADD MINCED GARLIC VERY FINE WITH A LITTLE OIL AND LEMON ON TOP WHEN DONE...... ........ PLATANOS MADUROS ARE THE BLACK ONES,SWEET ONESYOU PEEL AND FRY UNTIL GOLDEN A LITTLE SALT . SPANISH BODEGAS FROM CARRIBEAN STYLE FOOD PUERTRIQUIEN..........CUBAN............OR DOMINIQUIN STORES

Answer 8

Plenty, different varieties, ripe ones fresh, others steamed, boiled or fried... get them on the daily market, but I live in Borneo...

Answer 9

plantains..u fry them in oil./yummi
i think they sell them in some supermmarkets/try ethnic grocry stores,they have the best spices as well!