Like plantains, bananas also contain resistant starch, though in slightly smaller amounts. And, like in plantains, the ...

Plantains are a starchy tropical fruit that look like bananas but are bigger. They're green when unripe but turn yellow, then dark, as they ripen. They're a mainstay in African, Caribbean, and Latino ...

If you've ever confused a plantain for a banana, you're not alone. These two long, yellow fruits could be twins -- if one twin were a little bit bigger and starchier than the other. It's easy to ...

Every week on the Good Food Blog we celebrate Meatless Monday by sharing a vegetarian recipe from our archives. Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything and The Best Recipes in the World shared ...

Overripe bananas have darkened the doorstep of many an innocent breakfast eater or baker since time immemorial. The withered lump of black peel and its sad, soggy innards will hardly even do for ...

Nobody can say Cuban food is healthful--not with a straight face, anyway. But there’s also no denying that it’s delicious. My friend Di discovered how good Cuban food is when she and I were in high ...

If your local supermarket is anything like mine, there’s a huge display of bananas. And right next to it, there’s a much smaller shelf devoted to plantains. It’s very easy to be in the fruit mind-set, ...