Plantains have a mild squash-like or potato-like or sweet potato-like flavor with a faint sweetness reminiscent of a banana. Well, you'll have to taste the plantain to decide.
Exactly what flavor you ascribe to the plantain will, no doubt, have something to do with how it's been prepared. The plantain is a fruit--a very close cousin of the banana--that is eaten as a vegetable, except when it's served as a dessert.
Plantains can be chunked and cooked in soups or stews. They can be sliced and fried or mashed like a potato. They can be boiled or sautéed and served as a side dish, and they can be baked in their skins and served as a dessert.The message is clear: the plantain is versatile and can land on either the sweet or savory side of the table.
Exactly what flavor you ascribe to the plantain will, no doubt, have something to do with how it's been prepared. The plantain is a fruit--a very close cousin of the banana--that is eaten as a vegetable, except when it's served as a dessert.
Plantains can be chunked and cooked in soups or stews. They can be sliced and fried or mashed like a potato. They can be boiled or sautéed and served as a side dish, and they can be baked in their skins and served as a dessert.The message is clear: the plantain is versatile and can land on either the sweet or savory side of the table.