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What is a plantain?

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It is a green plantain that can be boiled or fried.

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A plantain is a fruit similar to a banana, but usually longer, thinner, and less sweet.

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The plantain is a less sweet form of banana used for cooking.

A good parallel is apples: plantains are to cooking apples as bananas are to eating or desert apples

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