Resembling bananas, plantains are completely different. In tropical regions, these hard and starchy vegetables are treated like potatoes. Not to be consumed raw, plantains contain more potassium than bananas.
Potassium is recognised as a crucial mineral for heart disease prevention. Therefore, eating plantain can help lower your blood pressure and the of heart attacks. Plantain can also prevent and treat ulcers and constipation.
Plantain comes from the Spanish name, 'platano', as there was a similarity to the plane tree which grows in Spain.
The Caribbean Hut lightly fry slices of plantain and server as an accompaniment to any main meal, such as curried goat.
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