# Do you like plantains? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650 "2011-12-09T18:53:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/1 "2011-12-09T18:53:19Z")
That’s the question. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/2 "2011-12-09T18:55:27Z")
Yes. That’s the answer. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/3 "2011-12-09T19:00:48Z")
Don’t know. Never had 'em. That’s another answer. Only one answer left. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/4 "2011-12-09T19:31:59Z")
I love them fried, when they’re ripe and sweet and banana-y. With sour cream. When they’re unripe and starchy and bland they’re no good. I chose "_It largely depends on how they’re cooked"_ but it really depends more on how ripe they are. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/5 "2011-12-09T19:34:55Z")
I love them. We used to sell pop bottles for enough money to buy them when we were kids. Wait til they look like they’re rotten, then slice and fry in a little olive oil. Yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/6 "2011-12-09T19:38:23Z")
I chose “depends on how they’re cooked”. Tostones are the food of the gods. Any other way and I’m pretty nonchalant about them. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/7 "2011-12-09T20:03:46Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > I chose “depends on how they’re cooked”. Tostones are the food of the gods. Any other way and I’m pretty nonchalant about them. Amen! May I [tempt](http://www.dominicancooking.com/4506-green-bananas-garlic-and-shrimps-cups.html) you? ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/8 "2011-12-09T20:42:32Z")
Tostones are ok. I can take 'em or leave 'em, about like fries. I love maduros (sweet plaintains). Unfortunately, the place near my house sometimes cooks them when they’re underripe, and then they are gross. OTOH, there’s a cuban place near work where they make a sandwhich of sliced roast pork, fresh sliced onions and ultraripe sweet maduros. _drooool_ ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/9 "2011-12-09T21:16:40Z")
Heck yeah, sweet plantains are awesome. Tostones are good only if they’re paired with something good (like ceviche). ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/10 "2011-12-09T22:34:29Z")
Love them in every way possible. Tostones, maduras, mofongo, canoas, alcapurrias, pasteles, you name it. They’ve been a staple in my diet pretty much since birth . 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/11 "2011-12-10T00:42:47Z")
Love them every possible way they can be made. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/12 "2011-12-10T01:46:37Z")
I’ve only had them a handful of times, but when I have they’ve always been quite tasty. I’d eat them more often if I knew what to do with them besides “fry 'em”. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/13 "2011-12-10T02:32:23Z")
I’m with many others. I love the sweet plantains that are somewhat soft and gooey and really sweet. I am not a fan of the plantain chip version. Lived in Miami, and so love the sweet plantains. When I went to the Cuban cafeteria to get food, I had to figure out that the maduros version was the one that I liked because nobody there spoke English. A bit of pointing and my rudimentary Spanish skills got me the right food. Good times. I think the people working there appreciated my efforts a bit. Everyone gracious. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/14 "2011-12-10T02:40:02Z")
I love maduros but HATE plantains. Unless they are fried chips in a bag with salt. My husband loves them, especially cut thick, mashed down a bit and then fried. With mushed and lightly sauteed garlic-- the way we Puerto Ricans eat them. Even though he’s not Puerto Rican. I think he married me for the plantains and pasteles. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/15 "2011-12-10T04:50:20Z")
In general I like 'em okay. But I tell you, [Sol Food](http://www.solfoodrestaurant.com/menu.php/menu/index/combinaciones) in San Rafael CA does an absolutely killer _Camarones Empanizados_ - deep-fried prawns breaded with ground up green plantains. Now that dish I love. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/16 "2011-12-10T07:18:35Z")
Plantains have their place. You can’t make a [jibarito](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibarito) without them, and what kind of a world would that be? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/17 "2011-12-10T08:32:15Z")
Had them for supper tonight. ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-plantains/605650/18 "2011-12-10T09:38:34Z")
Mmmmmm… the plaintain chips are crack…and when my college’s latino student assocation held their dinner, I’d always be there and eating the plaintains and eating the sugarcane.