Plantain Uk. Slice the ends off the plantains and cut a slit along the length of each. It is very resistant to treading and is tolerant of both drought and waterlogging.
Although they are technically a fruit they are often treated like vegetable and used as a side dish to accompany other vegetables or meat. They are delicious when sliced and fried to make plantain chips or roasted with a sweet and sticky sauce. Slice the ends off the plantains and cut a slit along the length of each.
Plantains are a starchy unsweet variety of banana that are inedible raw and must be cooked before eating.
Where Broadleaf Plantain Grows Broadleaf plantain is native to Europe and temperate parts of Asia. This perennial plant produces greenish. It and other plantain species have spread to most of the world except the arctic regions. They are delicious when sliced and fried to make plantain chips or roasted with a sweet and sticky sauce.