Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yellow bananas growing in bunches - Tim Graham/Getty Images If you've ever confused a plantain for a banana, you're not alone.

This hearty steak dish from Top Chef’s Tristen Epps features grilled steak paired with creamy mashed plantains and topped ...

Crispy fried plantains served with a creamy and spicy mayonnaise dip — a delicious snack or side. Main ingredients: ripe ...

Picture the busy streets of Accra, Ghana’s capital and most populous city, where you may see, all at once, bustling eateries, ...

I'll be honest: I spend far too much time in the produce section of the grocery store browsing the fruits and vegetables I'm unfamiliar with. It's my version of window shopping. Sometimes I'm bold ...

Fernando Larios eyes the stand of plantains running along one side of the Francis Avenue Community Garden in Koreatown. A large cluster of fruit, just out of arm’s reach, is almost ready. “It’ll be ...

Some plants are so commonplace that we fail to see them, even when we are paying attention. I kept hearing about plantains, but I just wasn’t sure what they were. Finally, someone pointed one out to ...

At Kelewele, Rachel Laryea transforms plantains into a dazzling vegan menu that includes ice cream, tacos, brownies, and more, all starring the starchy fruit. First-generation Ghanaian-American Vonnie ...

When Hernan Cortes first landed in Mexico in 1519, he brought with him an African slave he’d bought in Cuba. Thousands more would follow in the coming centuries, forever changing the face, the rhythms ...

If your local supermarket is anything like mine, there’s a huge display of bananas. And right next to it, there’s a much smaller shelf devoted to plantains. It’s very easy to be in the fruit mind-set, ...