How to Use plantain in a Sentence

plantain

noun
  • Many grocery stores sell heat-and-serve frozen plantains too.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 June 2023
  • Many grocery stores sell heat-and-serve frozen plantains too.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Many grocery stores sell heat-and-serve frozen plantains too.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Goat, fish, legumes, ghee, olive oil, biryani, jollof rice, or plantains can all fit.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Raw pork was stored on top of a shelf of plantain in the two-door freezer.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The plant — called broadleaf plantain — would ease the pain, my host mother said.
    — Gina Rich, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Slices of plantain are fried once, then smashed and fried again to get extra crispy edges.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 18 May 2022
  • Nosh on lamb skewers or savor bites of sweet plantains.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Masiko peeled a couple of plantains from his grocery bag and gave them to him.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Patrons can also add fried plantains, cheese, and meat to the dish.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Or there’s the Maui, which is made with pineapple, ham, and plantains.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Serve with tortilla chips or plantain chips for scooping.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Serve with tortilla chips or plantain chips for scooping.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
  • JetBlue has some great plantain chips.
    — Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Use the plantains as a palate reprieve or stack the fish on top (don’t forget the ají).
    — Isa Zapata, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Its flavor was indeed neutral, with a hint of plantain at the end.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The crispy plantains are the star of this dish, but the rice and black beans will keep your little ones full for hours.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
  • Some spoiled plantains were also attracting flies and had to be thrown out.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
  • Black beans acquire texture with the help of tiny plantain croutons.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In this dish the chickpeas are blended with a pumpkin stew and topped with crunchy plantain.
    — Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In a bowl, toss 2 ripe plantains, peeled, diced, with 2 Tbsp.
    — Andre Fowles, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Rosa said the south side of the island, which bore the brunt of the storm, has the largest plantain and banana farms.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Months ago, a heavy rain wiped out her plantain crop, leaving her four children with nothing to eat.
    — Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The pulpy white beans are stacked under plantain leaves to ferment for a week before they are dried in the sun.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Boiling or air frying are healthy ways to include plantains in your diet.
    — Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jamaicans typically eat ripe plantain fried or boiled as a side dish.
    — Andre Fowles, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • At least in my grocery store, there are no plantain bunches, just single plantains.
    — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Caribbean Taste also serves sides such as plantains, red beans and rice.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Caribbean Taste also serves sides such as plantains, red beans and rice.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Over the top, overlapping ribbons of plantain chips.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

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