Plantanos - demo of alternative for redirect
... banana. For the small herb, see Plantago Plantains Plantains are hard, starchy bananas used for cooking ... as contrasted with the soft, sweet varieties. Plantains are a staple food in the tropical ... monks were responsible for the introduction of plantains to the Caribbean islands and other parts ... name, platano. Plantain as food Fruit Ripe plantains can be eaten raw, or they ...
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Plantain
... banana. For the small herb, see Plantago Plantains Plantains are hard, starchy bananas used for cooking ... as contrasted with the soft, sweet varieties. Plantains are a staple food in the tropical ... monks were responsible for the introduction of plantains to the Caribbean islands and other parts ... name, platano. Plantain as food Fruit Ripe plantains can be eaten raw, or they ...
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Banana
... the Family Musaceae and closely related to plantains. Globally, bananas rank fourth after rice, wheat ... when eaten) or as green cooking bananas/plantains. Almost all export bananas are of the ... EU being the dominant buyers. Bananas and plantains constitute a major staple food crop for ... or for local markets. Because bananas and plantains will produce fruit year-round, they provide ... is for these reasons that bananas and plantains are of major importance to food ...
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Talk:Plantain
... be cooked? I need to know *why* plantains "must" be cooked. I met someone who has been eating plantains raw for a long time, with no ... success finding out the truth about uncooked plantains, it would be a valuable addition to ... cant find me why you dont eat plantains.Patcat88 21:38, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC ... will get sick if you take raw plantains, We mostly take it uncooked. One ...
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Musa (Musaceae)
... family Musaceae; it includes the bananas and plantains. There are over 50 species of Musa ... s different types of edible bananas and plantains were given Linnaean binomial names, such as ... became clear that the cultivated bananas and plantains could not usefully be assigned Linnean binomials ...
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Cuisine of Africa
... cassava, but also from cereal grains or plantains. Another characteristic is the hot spices, including ... are also not uncommon – like okra, plantains, peppers and green peas, citrus fruits, and ... of exotic dishes. The basic ingredients are plantains and cassava. Fufu-like starchy foods (usually ...
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Centre Province
... with the raising of crops such as plantains (common south of Yaoundé) and cocoyams and ... spices and vegetables closer to the house, plantains and tubers in larger plots farther into ... Yaoundé, for the growing of bananas, cocoyams, plantains, and other necessities. Plantation agriculture This region ...
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Cuisine of Costa Rica
... may also be some extras like fried plantains or a piece of white cheese in ... served in a variety of ways. Ripe plantains have a sweet flavor, and can be ... or a sugar-based sauce. Green (unripe) plantains are boiled in soups or can be ...
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Plantago
Plantago ? Plantago (Plantains) Greater Plantain (Plantago major) Scientific classification

Culture of the Comoros   (translated from French)
... is the bread, rice and the bananas plantains (ndrovi). The coconut is the base of ... following specialities: Chicken (or fish) and bananas plantains sauce coconut, presented of course with rice ...
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