Buy ripe and unripe plantain

Plantain is a fruit that resembles a banana and is almost always cooked. Fried plantains are delicious. Plantains are very starchy, green, and not as sweet as bananas. Plantains are made into sweet drinks, chips, snacks, soups, dumplings, and many more dishes.

They are usually larger and tougher than bananas, with much thicker skin. They may be green, yellow, or very dark brown.

Plantains are starchier than bananas and not very sweet when green. When ripe, they are sweeter and become more so when cooked. Plantains can be boiled, baked, or fried.