Plantain
Selection:
Plantains can be enjoyed at every stage of ripeness
and are sweetest at the very black stage. The
following guide will assist you in making the
appropriate plantain selection.
Green: Starchy
with a taste more comparable to a potato. Use
in recipes that require a starchy vegetable
taste. Pulp is ivory color and firm.
Yellow: Use in
recipes that call for a slightly sweet taste
but firm texture. Yellow skin may be freckled
with black spots.
Black: Use in
recipes requiring a sweet taste. The black stage
ranges from heavy black spotting to a fully
black plantain. If this stage is not available
in your store, purchase the most yellow ones
and place them in a paper bag until the desired
stage of ripeness is reached.
