As a basic rule of thumb, you can expect your green plantains to turn yellow within a week and for yellow plantains to turn black in another week, at which point it's as ripe as it's going to get ...

Also, unlike bananas, plantains aren't considered fully ripe until they're mostly black with just a touch of yellow remaining. At this point, the flesh is sweet and won't have too much give when ...

Fried ripe plantains, however, is not the healthiest option when you want to eat plantain. With this in mind, here are five other interesting ways to enjoy plantain. 1) Plantain pottage (Kekefia) ...