Plantains in a sentence

Ash plantains Sri Lanka 's ash plantains called alu kesel (අළු කෙසෙල්) are generally used for cooking.

Some countries produce statistics which distinguish between bananas and plantains, but two of the top three producers ( India and China ) do not, so comparisons can only be made using the total for bananas and plantains combined.

A few minutes later I was bombarding her with details of a salad, heaps of local herbs and greens on top of fried plantains and several varieties of peanuts (there are 17 indigenous to the province of Manabí, where I was reporting on the coast).

Don’t miss the cazuela de frijoles, a plato tipico bean stew with sweet plantains, meats and chicharron (fried pork crackling) with rice, fried egg and avocado.

Secondly, plantains are nutritionally very similar to a potato, calorie-wise, but contain more of certain vitamins and minerals.

A full side of sweet potato fries, plantains, or coleslaw ($4) is a delicious addition.

Bautista noted that the increase in food inflation was primarily driven by the faster annual rise in the prices of vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses, which surged to 10.6 percent from 4.4 percent in October.

Cook and Hardy both talked about trying a local Puerto Rican dish called Mofongo which they described as a mix of plantains and rice served as a side dish which can contain vegetables or meat.

Portland High School senior Roseline Dimbaka makes plantains during her African American history class.

Recently in Palmeras, having commuted back home in a boat, she cooked plantains over coals.

The four pieces of caramelized plantains added the right amount of sweetness to the otherwise savory meal.

The serving includes several sections of plantains that are deep fried for caramelization on the outside and soft gooey richness inside.

It’s excellent, as are sides of black beans and rice, plantains and yuca hervida (boiled yuca) cooked with sharp white onions and covered in tangy mojo sauce.

Made of flattened green plantains that are fried twice, serve them as a savory app or a side dish.

Other craveable favorites include Mojo Roast Pork and freshly made sides including rice, beans, sweet plantains and more.

Plantains grow in abundance across Puerto Rico, and can be harvested from the ground after a storm.

Scott Kelly and Rohan Reid are visitors from Washington, D.C. Reid is from Jamaica originally and clearly was enjoying fried plantains.

Starchy vegetables like potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, peas, plantains, corn, butternut squash and other root veggies are vegetables with a higher carbohydrate content.

Bulby recalled a time when it was packed with oranges, sweetsops, pineapples, star apples, and plantains, before slow business forced him to close it down five years ago.

Dave Cunningham, owner of Dave’s Caribbean Food and one of the festival vendors, said his food truck will offer a selection of Caribbean favorites, such as curry chicken, fried plantains and sweet potato pies.