Plantain Bananas. Cultivars more closely related to Musa balbisiana tend to be the starchy cooking bananas we call plantains and cultivars closer to Musa acuminata tend to be sweet dessert varieties of banana. By Farah ShaikhMar 10 20177 mins to read.
By Farah ShaikhMar 10 20177 mins to read. The plantain is so much more than the bananas bigger cousin. Plantains belong to the banana family but they differ greatly from Cavendish bananas the type commonly eaten raw in the United States and Europe.
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By Farah ShaikhMar 10 20177 mins to read. By Farah ShaikhMar 10 20177 mins to read. The short answer is plantains are a type of banana thats starchy not sweet and cooked rather than eaten raw. Add an island flair to your next partys fare with Food Networks tasty plantain recipes.
