They act as a foil to rich flavours such as spicy meat or bean stews. Salted fried plantain chips are a popular snack in the Caribbean.

Plantains come in three colors: the least ripe are green, the more ripe ones are yellow, and eventually, they turn black.

She shows us how to make tender chicken with braised cabbage in a gingery scallion sauce and fried sweet plantains with tangy pickled red onions. Braised Chicken Thighs & Cabbage with Scallion ...