Agreed. Slight exaggeration again. Since 1975, eating in more Dominican homes than I can count, I only know one person who eats boiled bananas occasionally. Certainly not daily.
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Why is it Dominicans eat Bananas with la Bandera (Arroz, Habichuela, Carne)?
Agreed. Slight exaggeration again. Since 1975, eating in more Dominican homes than I can count, I only know one person who eats boiled bananas occasionally. Certainly not daily.
I was always told it was because they are readily available, cheap and help fill you up plus adding a little sweetness to a meal. I have been to Colombia and Peru many times, it (plantians) are pretty much a staple in home cooked meals
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I meant to say Plantains I think Jason might be getting them mixed up or did I miss something???
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How do you cook the maduros? I have an aversion to sweet foods, and I can't figure what to do with them except to offer them up to the neighbors.
Green Plaintains and bananas are a staple in my house. boiled. testones. mango. at 5 pesos a pop, they are a cheap staple for the poor. Alone, bland, but if you mix it with chilie/garlic sauce (imported in my bag), onions, and ajo. wonderful.
The fastest way is to slice them vertically and fry them, they cook quickly and are delicious. Sometimes we put them whole on a piece of aluminum foil and bake them in oven or on bbq. Some people add a little brown sugar sprinkled on top before baking. I do usually spray the foil with Pam or similar to prevent sticking.
Delicious is a word I never use to describe anything made with green plantains or green bananas.
No, nothing is mixed up. I'm talking about ripe Bananas something totally different than green Plantains or green Bananas or maduros.
Boiled Bananas, who mentioned it?
I can stomach them if I have some avocado with each bite. My wife says that's the way you should eat them anyways
The secret is to eat them when they are not green. Have you ever tasted a pastelon made with maduros?
That is a different thing altogether. Yes, I eat ripe bananas almost daily and I occasionally eat platano maduro in a pastelon.
I refer to green plantains and bananas which are as tasty as grass. I cannot imagine the first person that ever tried one and said "hey this is good" and recommended it to someone else.
Add two slices of bread. One slice of tomato. One slice of onion. Wash down with an ice cold Presidente.
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I will have to try that and let you know what I think.
never thought of adding mayo to an avocado before.
I slice them at an angle not too thin , then melt down some butter, brown sugar & dark rum or spiced rum then slowly cooked the plantains in that. I add some red chili flakes or cayenne pepper if I want it spicy & sweet
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JD, Hellmans now makes avocado mayo, maybe coming to a store near you this decade. I haven’t tried it, probably avocado oil only, but still, it sounds interesting..........
I was overjoyed the first time I saw Hellmanns mayo at La Sirena. It’s the little things sometimes, lol!
PS, yup, just the oil
In the USA there is pretty much just one banana, the soft yellow one. I did not realize there are like 100 kinds of bananas until I visited to Rio de Janeiro. If you are not used to a humid climate, you may experience muscle cramps - eating a couple bananas will make these go away. They have a good amount of potassium. (you could also drink a gatorade i suppose).
I read somewhere that there is a disease attacking the "USA" banana variety and it's not possible to stop the attack, one day soon there will be no more of bananas of that variety.
Avocados in North America (mexico, usa for sure and probably canada) are horrible compared to DR. Here's a photo showing the difference. I recently read an article that some company developed a chemical spray to extend the lifetime of the North American avocados by about 5 days. However, I believe they will still pretty much only be useful for whackamole.
I read somewhere that there is a disease attacking the "USA" banana variety and it's not possible to stop the attack, one day soon there will be no more of bananas of that variety.
Avocados in North America (mexico, usa for sure and probably canada) are horrible compared to DR. Here's a photo showing the difference. I recently read an article that some company developed a chemical spray to extend the lifetime of the North American avocados by about 5 days. However, I believe they will still pretty much only be useful for whackamole.
Our avocados are growing nicely. Here’s a pic from last week. If you’re out that way when they’re ready, bring a bag. Should be soon. Ask across the street for Jillo and he’ll let you in.
Man, look at those babies. Why not sell them to supermarkets? I used to sell mine to the neighbors and the resold them that way.