plantains
Starchy tropical fruit
Plantains are starchy banana-like fruits cooked as a vegetable rather than eaten raw.
Larger and firmer than dessert bananas, they're a dietary staple in tropical regions of Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America, typically fried, boiled, or baked: fried plantains, tostones, maduros.
Unrelated to the broadleaf weed also called plantain.
Crispy fried plantain slices
- mofongoMashed fried plantain dish
- madurosFried ripe plantains
- fufuPounded starch staple
- dodoVanished flightless bird
frying · boiling · mashing · roasting · grilling · savory · caramelized · crispy
Starchy tropical root vegetable
- yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
- riceStaple cereal grain
- beansEdible pod seeds
- West African cuisineFoods from coastal Sahel region
Caribbean cuisine · Latin American cuisine · subsistence · food security · affordable · abundant · versatile · accompaniment
Grouped collection of items
- peelOuter fruit layer
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
leaves · rhizome · flowering · perennial · plantation · green · yellow · ripening
Sugar-based energy compounds
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- vitamin ASight-supporting micronutrient
vitamin C · magnesium · calories · energy · dietary fiber · glycemic · prebiotic · iron
Cultivation in warm, humid regions
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
- cash cropProduce grown for sale
- food cropCultivated plant for consumption
cultivation · yield · propagation · suckers · agroforestry · shade-tolerant · polyculture · organic
tostones
Crispy fried plantain slices
dodo · frying · boiling · mashing · roasting · grilling · savory · caramelized · crispy · side dish
cassava
Starchy tropical root vegetable
West African cuisine · Caribbean cuisine · Latin American cuisine · subsistence · food security · affordable · abundant · versatile · accompaniment · filling
bunch
Grouped collection of items
- peelOuter fruit layer
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- cultivationFostering growth through care
harvest · leaves · rhizome · flowering · perennial · plantation · green · yellow · ripening · hands
carbohydrates
Sugar-based energy compounds
vitamin A · vitamin C · magnesium · calories · energy · dietary fiber · glycemic · prebiotic · iron · B vitamins
tropical farming
Cultivation in warm, humid regions
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
- cash cropProduce grown for sale
food crop · cultivation · yield · propagation · suckers · agroforestry · shade-tolerant · polyculture · organic · soil health
- CubaOld Havana, Cuban identity, Cuban heritage, Guantanamera, Cuban coffee
- Banana TradeDole, Del Monte, organic bananas, banana plantations, green bananas
- Black DiasporaAfrican American, African Americans, African diaspora, African heritage, African roots
- East African foodchapati, injera, samosa, pilau, tilapia
- indigenous foodspemmican, bannock, fry bread, poi, taro
- Mesoamerican foodmaize, corn tortillas, tortillas, tamales, beans
- fried plantainCooked starchy tropical fruit
- plantain chipsFried starchy fruit slices
- green plantainUnripe starchy banana variety
- plantain leafBroad tropical cooking leaf