Director Sara Sweet
of Bishop's School

Bananas Plantain Green
Inventory, 40 lbs : 1.35
This item was last sold on : 03/10/10

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Description/Taste
Green plantains have a very firm and starchy texture and offer a potato-like flavor. As plantains ripen, they develop a sweet taste and their color changes from green to yellow to black.

Nutritional Value
A source of complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber and a trace of protein, one cup of cooked plantain contains about 232 calories.

Applications
Plantains can be fried, boiled, mashed, stuffed, baked, pickled and grilled. Since green plantains are very hard and starchy and not sweet, they are typically prepared like potatoes. Excellent for soups and stews. To store, keep cool and dry.

Ethnic/Cultural Info
Also referred to as "cooking bananas," or "potatoes of the air", plantains are especially favored in Latin America cuisine. Regions of Africa, Asia, and India also love the numerous culinary virtues of plantains.

Geography/History
Botanically a member of the genus Musa, plantains are mostly sterile triploid hybrids between the species Musa acuminata (A genome) and Musa balbisiana (B genome). Believed to be native to India and Southern Asia, the Portuguese Franciscan friars are thought to have introduced plantains to parts of the Americas and to the Caribbean Islands, possible from Africa. Close relatives of bananas, plantains are longer, have much thicker skins and are usually cooked.

Featured Restaurants
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El Vitral Restaurant	San Diego CA	619-236-9420
Inn at Rancho Sante Fe	Rancho Sante Fe CA	858-756-1131
Nine - Ten	La Jolla CA	858-964-5400
Estancia Adobe	La Jolla CA	858-550-1000
Indigo Grill	San Diego CA	619-234-6802
Prado at Balboa Park	San Diego CA	619-557-9441
Chart House Restaurant Cardiff	Cardiff CA	760-436-4044
Zocalo	San Diego CA	619-298-9840
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