Ripe plantains can even be used in desserts. For example, they can be cooked with sugar, sweet wine, and spices and served ...

Unlike bananas, a blackened plantain is the ripest it will get, but depending on several factors, the speed in which it will ripen takes time.

Urdaneta, an oil engineer in Venezuela, reinvented herself as a Venezuelan chef making empanadas and pastelitos in her ...

You'll want to make sure you always have ripe bananas on hand to make these recipes. From cobblers to breakfast smoothies, ...

Though similar, plantains and bananas share key differences in flavor and usage. Here's everything you need to know about plantains versus bananas.

Plantains are a versatile ingredient that change in flavor and texture based on their ripeness. Here, sweet plantains add balance to black bean stew.

If you can't find extra ripe plantains, place them in a brown paper bag and leave them in a warm, dark place until they ripen — keep in mind that very green plantains could take a week or more.