Plantains

Also called: Muus karis (Soomaali) · Bananes plantains (Français) · موز الطبخ (بلانتين) (العربية)

What to look for

The skin tells you the stage: green is firm and starchy, yellow with a few black spots is semi-ripe, and mostly black but still firm is ripe and sweet. Green ones ripen on the counter in about a week.