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Peace Patriot

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6. Ugh, Walmart! Got any other suggestions? Seriously...

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:07 PM

Aug 2012

I'm confused about what plaintains are and how to get them. I'm just plain stupid/ignorant on this matter. I grew up believing that plaintain was a grass weed (low to the ground, grass-like, but with wide, spined leaves) that I later learned can be used as a poultice. I keep hearing the word "plaintain" used in a different way, as here. Could you explain the most basic things? What IS a "plaintain"? How does it grow? Can it be grown here (and in a mild, coastal California climate)? Does it have to be imported? Would it be found in a grocery store that caters to LatAm tastes? Is it generally available in grocery stores (and I have just never noticed it)?

Thanks ahead of time! Any other suggestions than Walmart?

Yup, these recipes/suggestions look fab! My mouth is watering! I want some!

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Garlic Tostones (Twice fried Plantains) [View all] Roverticus Aug 2012 OP

Having lived in Miami for ten years.... CherokeeDem Aug 2012 #1

Roverticus, I have a pot of your Cack-Ik Guatemalan Spiced Chicken enough Aug 2012 #2

Glad you enjoyed it! Roverticus Aug 2012 #4

sounds good, I make the regularly mitchtv Aug 2012 #3

Also surprisingly, Roverticus Aug 2012 #5

Ugh, Walmart! Got any other suggestions? Seriously... Peace Patriot Aug 2012 #6

...Really Roverticus Aug 2012 #7

ok well plantains are available in most supermarkets I've seen in the produce section Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 #8

True, true. Whatever a Potato can do, a plantain can do to Roverticus Aug 2012 #9