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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When I am at my grandma’s house I always eat them. My grandma finds lots and lots of big plantains. I remember once when she bought like ten big plantains when we went to the plantain store. My grandma also goes to Walmart all the time to get them since they have lots of plantains there too. She makes lots and lots of plantains for the family. I am a savage when it comes to getting the plantains to my plate before everyone else does at the dinner table, especially when there are a lot of plantains available. I like to eat my plantains with pasta, kielbasa, couscous, rice, beans, chicken, the list goes on and on. I like the sweet plantains more than any other plantain. Today, I told you why I love plantains so much using reasons with examples. These are my questions for you: if you also eat plantains, what do you like to eat your plantains with? What type of plantains do you eat? Where and with whom do you eat plantains? Have a nice day or evening, Bella out.