Google is not your friend when searching for "authentic" plantain recipes and reliable information. But your retired Spanish-teacher mom and Colombian exchange sister definitely rank at the top of the ...

Plantain is a magnificent tropical fruit and a staple ingredient in West African cuisine. It’s often associated with the banana, the main difference being it contains more starch and fewer sugars.

"You can’t go to Barbados without having a few pieces of fried flying fish and plantain. One of my favorite ways to enjoy flying fish is on a salt bread roll with a little Bajan "peppa sauce" on top ...