PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- If you've ever walked past the plantains in the supermarket and said: "I love to eat these, but I don't know how to cook them," you're in the right place. The owner of Amy's ...

If you've ever confused a plantain for a banana, you're not alone. These two long, yellow fruits could be twins -- if one twin were a little bit bigger and starchier than the other. It's easy to ...

Chef Simon Bates shows how plantains are used in some of the featured dishes at Esquina, 801 Mass. One featured dish is a plantain encrusted walu fish over blackbeans and rice with hearts of palm and ...

I'll be honest: I spend far too much time in the produce section of the grocery store browsing the fruits and vegetables I'm unfamiliar with. It's my version of window shopping. Sometimes I'm bold ...

Plantains, also called "potatoes of the air," are the fruit of a tropical banana plant. They are more starchy than sweet, and unlike the more familiar banana, must be cooked before being eaten. In ...

I ate tostones for the first time around 15 years ago. They were amazing, and I was even given some pointers and tips so I could make the dish on my own in my own kitchen. More recently, my former ...