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The Origins of Plantains

Plantains are indigenous to India. Asian traders introduced them to Africa during the Christian era where cooks gradually made them a staple across West and Central Africa. African cooks steamed, boiled, grilled, and fried plantains. Some recipes call for green ones which taste more like a potato or you they ate them overripe in they are sweet. African women made plantains into flour for breads and fritters, drinks, fried chips, and as fufu.

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