The Most Delicious Plantains By Bella Bell
Plantains are tasty and the most delicious thing in the world, in my opinion at least. Plantains can differ by taste, size, and texture. Did you know that, according to gardenguides.com, it is believed that Alexander the Great discovered this fruit in 327 B.C.? One day, my mom bought these things that looked like bananas, but they tasted different and looked kind of different. I fell in love with plantains that day, and I still love them. According to britannica.com, plantains are believed to have originated in Southeast Asia. There are also two groups of plantains: Horn plantains and French plantains. They both grow in India, Africa, Egypt, and tropical America. Plantains are special because my mom and grandma always make them for my brother and me. My grandma lives in Florida, so while we are there, we find the biggest plantains—maybe the size of a puppy. Grandma puts them in a bag for like a week to ripen. When she is done making them, they taste so smooth and heavenly. When my mom makes them, they are smooth and crunchy at the same time. They are absolutely amazing. Another reason why I like plantains so much is because they can be sweet, sour, crunchy, or kind of hard if you burn them a little bit. I also always eat plantains with my family at the dinner table at my house and at my grandma’s house too. I love the sweet plantains. They taste like cotton candy as they dissolve in my mouth. I could eat them all day everyday! When my mom or my grandma is making plantains with olive oil with the pan and a meat fork to pick them up, they’re sharp. They smell wonderful, and it feels like I am actually eating, at least in my head.
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