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plantain
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plantain Adam's fig; variety of banana (
Musa spp.) with higher starch and lower sugar content than dessert bananas, picked when the flesh is too hard to be eaten raw, and therefore cooked. Some varieties become sweet if left to ripen, others never develop a high sugar content. A 200‐g portion is a rich
source of vitamins B
6 and C; a good source of folate and copper; a source of selenium; provides 12 g of dietary fibre; supplies 240 kcal (1000 kJ).
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PLANTAINS, PLAIN AND FANCY THE VERSATILE FRUIT IS DELICIOUS DRESSED UP OR IN SIMPLE PREPARATIONS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/17/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Latino cooking like fried plantains. The plantain, called platano in Spanish...1995. There are fried green plantains, plantain chips, and fufu, an African...Afro-Cuban dish of mashed plantains. O'Connell's version...
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Versatile plantains appear in nutritious Latin snacks
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/28/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...in Nicaragua, plantain chips are made...slicing semi-ripe plantains lengthwise into...Semi-ripe plantains should have yellow...with black. A plantain encased in a...DE PLATANO (Plantain "spiders") 2 green plantains 4 cloves garlic...
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Plantains come with a bunch of uses
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/19/2006; ; 664 words
; ...Anansis plantain spiders 3 large green or semi-ripe plantains Salt to taste...and tail of each plantain. Cut the plantains in half and peel...to the grated plantain instead of the...semi-ripe plantains. Servings: 4...
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Plantains are not your average banana
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 7/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...10 years, where plantains were abundant. "The plantain was a very essential...bread," he says. Plantains are a hybrid of the...Puerto Rico) Select plantains that are very yellow...and slice ripened plantain in half. Slice each...
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Plantains
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/21/2001; ; 657 words
; ...the far drier plantain is not as sweet...like a potato. Plantains are integral...to one week. Plantains freeze very well...banana, the plantain is not easy to...ripeness of the plantain. Firm, dry green plantains hold their shape...
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Plantain: first aid in your backyard: discover the saving grace of this common weed with herbalist Corinna Wood.
Magazine article from: New Life Journal; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...was studying herbs with me, suggested plantain, which was growing right at our feet. I said, "Sure, plantain may be good for skin stuff, but this...sorry for myself, I decided to try the plantain poultice. After just a minute, to my...
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Plantain Primer Try At Home ; The Banana Lookalikes Are A Versatile Pick
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 1/21/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...are baked in plantain leaves, added...C and B6, plantains are also low...recipe of sweet plantains in which the yellow plantain is sliced lengthwise...first time-plantain eaters. They...Choose yellow plantains that are turning...
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Cooking with plantains.(The Seattle Times)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...trim the ends from the plantain and cut in half crosswise...the skin away from the plantain with your fingers and discard skin. Lay the plantains in the baking pan...the mixture over the plantains. Pour the wine over...sprinkle on top. Dot each plantain with about 1 teaspoon...
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Pound a plantain and what do you get? Banana crisps. (recipes)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1984; 700+ words
; ...But lately the plantain (pronounced...Asian markets. Plantains are somewhat...follow. Fried Plantain Chips 3 (about 2 lbs.) plantains with green...6 servings. Plantain and Corn Soup...about 2 lbs.) plantains with green...
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The Main Ingredient: PLANTAIN PLEASURES; Banana lookalikes easy to find, easy to fix, versatile on table
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 2/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...keeping the West Virginia plantain market in business, they must know the secret: Plantains are delicious, quick...Dominicans boil green plantains and mash them with sauteed...Hondurans fill fried plantain pancakes with cooked...recipe for fried ripe plantains fuses Indian, Caribbean...
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Plantain
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Plantain Description Plantain, Plantago...earache . A decoction of plantain has been used in douche preparations...inflammation of the intestines. All plantains contain high amounts of mucilage...similar medicinal properties. Plantain is high in minerals and vitamins...
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Banana and Plantain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
BANANA AND PLANTAIN BANANA AND PLANTAIN. Bananas, including...the cooking types or plantains, are cultivated in...and apples, but when plantain production is added...temperate-zone markets, plantains and even unripe bananas...
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plantain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...laxative. In the United States wild plantains are occasionally utilized locally for forage. The name plantain is also used for a starchy form of...is another unrelated species. Plantains are classified in the division Magnoliophyta...
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robin's plantain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
robin's plantain , common name of several...aster family). Robin's plantain, also known as hawkweed...eyesight. Poor robin's plantain, also called fleabane...the spring." Robin's plantains are classified in the division...
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plantain lily
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
plantain lily see lily .
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