America Quote by Sohla El-Waylly

Treated more like a vegetable than a fruit, plantains can be prepared in various ways depending on their stage of ripeness. Just like a…

— Sohla El-Waylly

Yellow plantains have a bit more sweetness and straddle the line between savory and sweet, while fully ripened black plantains are nearly as sweet…

— Sohla El-Waylly

And they have a display of bananas, which are not bananas but called plantains and are more like a potato pretending to be a…

— Lauren Child

A good banana daiquiri is hard to come by. I've only ever found one place in this country that makes a proper one, and…

— Terry Pratchett

Honestly, Ive never seen anyonefall because of a banana.

— Anonymous

We are well on our way to becoming a banana republic in every respect except, of course, that we don't grow bananas.

— Burt Prelutsky

Once cooked, unripe green plantains have the dense, starchy texture of taro. They are traditionally braised, fried, or mashed. A green plantain can go…

— Sohla El-Waylly

To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit.

— Andy Murray

Isn't it interesting that eating a banana is somehow comical.

— Noam Chomsky

No fruit dies so vile and offensive a death as the banana...

— Kiran Desai

“Green bananas (truly green and unripe) and plantains: Up to 27 g fiber in one medium banana Raw white potato (peeled): 20 g fiber…

— William Davis

I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.

— Chi Chi Rodriguez