With only 3 ingredients, you can whip up these crispy, crunchy, spicy plantain chips that have a zesty cayenne and paprika ...

Whether in stews, desserts, or side dishes, plantains are a versatile ingredient that can play star or supporting roles in just about any meal you could imagine. Green plantains have rough and starchy ...

Chef Luis Moreno grew up enjoying tostones, the double-fried smashed green plantain popular in his native Venezuela. As an adult, he took the dish a step further. “We used to have a food truck,” his ...

My friend Bob would shudder if he knew that I planted plantain today. Like many homeowners, he loves his lawn. And plantain — the weed — is one of the banes of a lawn, along with grubs and their ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Fresh plantains look like ...

Hi Everyone, Please don’t roll your eyes. Don’t sigh at the headline and say, ‘not green plantains again’! I know, that you know that I am obsessed with green plantains, but indulge me one more time.

You may recall, that is, if you have been reading me that long, a column that I wrote a few years ago about my obsession with plantains; particularly green plantains. Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, or fry ‘em.

Starches – legumes, tubers, grains, to name a few – are a motley bunch. But one thing they share is how they strike a delicate balance between firm and plump, and, well, dried out or mealy when cooked ...

Kelewele, a new business in the Dekalb Food Market, has a vegan menu where plantains take top billing. By Florence Fabricant In Ghana, spicy fried plantains are called kelewele. And that’s the name ...