Fruit
Plantain
About This Entry
Plantain is a starchy cooking banana with savory-sweet depth when fried or baked in Caribbean and West African cuisine — its caramelized starch pairs with rum, tropical whites, and off-dry rosé.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- mango
At a Glance
Group
Tropical Fruits
Classification
Fruits
Usage intensity
primary
Scientific name
Musa × paradisiaca
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Plantain
- Classification
- Fruits
- Group
- Tropical Fruits
- Scientific name
- Musa × paradisiaca
Taxonomy
- Usage intensity
- primary