does a plantain taste like a banana?

[edprush]

 

[hevnsnt]

lol.. you are off to a good start ++

 

[Ryan]

lol - no - just go and taste one. Texture is even different.

Fried plantain is Good - the south american french fry

 

[IronWing]

There are a variety on plantains, some taste like bananas. They often have more starch than bananas. Nothing better than dead ripe fried plantains with sweetened sour cream, mmmm.

 

[shimsham]

im eating a banana right now.

 

[MetalMat]

When the lights go out they are all the same in bed.

 

[loup garou]

Tastes kind of like a cross between a potato and a banana.
Fried plaintains or mofongo rule.

 

[Eli]

I've heard they're beyond nasty... so I've always avoided them.

Originally posted by: werk
Tastes kind of like a cross between a potato and a banana.

That sounds absolutely fscking disgusting.. LOL

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Eli
I've heard they're beyond nasty... so I've always avoided them.

Wise advice.

 

[Bryophyte]

Less sweet, more starchy.

 

[thirdlegstump]

No and they're prepared differently. My Puerto Rican relatives cook some great fried plantains to go with rice n beans although they make your ass (____o_____) fat.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

werk has the best description

yeah, definitely not as sweet or bananaey

 

[edprush]

I apologize for bringing the same ignorance into this question as I did when I wondered if blondes taste the same as redheads...interestingly, they do.

 

[sygyzy]

They taste nothing like the bananas.

 

[geckojohn]

They do taste like banana's... but you have to cook them first.

My mom makes great fried plantains... yummmmy!