Plantains are totally the flavour of the week. They may even be the flavour of the month. I am EXCITED by plantains.

Like bananas, plantains come from herbaceous plants (neat, right?), but plantains are starchier and denser than bananas and so they are a fabulously versatile cooking ingredient. They can be fried, braised, roasted, mashed, boiled, steamed … Continue reading →