Most of us know plantain for the fruit. But the plantain plant has so much more to offer. From the blossom and its delicate flowers, to the leaves and the stem, there are so many parts of this familiar plant that can be explored in the kitchen. In this episode of Understanding Nigerian Ingredients, I’m stepping outside the kitchen and into the garden to look at plantain from a different perspective — not just as an ingredient, but as an entire plant with culinary possibilities we often overlook.
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Most of us know plantain for the fruit. But the plantain plant has so much more to offer. From the blossom and its delicate flowers, to the leaves and the stem, there are so many parts of this familiar plant that can be explored in the kitchen. In this episode of Understanding Nigerian Ingredients, I’m stepping outside the kitchen and into the garden to look at plantain from a different perspective — not just as an ingredient, but as an entire plant with culinary possibilities we often overlook.
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