They found long, knobby ginseng roots, along with giant green plantain leaves.

One night, the restaurant was out of tostones, fried green plantains.

There are three more common ways to use green plantains.

Yucca is added, as well as green plantains and coriander.

Add half of green plantains, one slice at a time, and fry until golden brown and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes.

A green plantain is much like a potato, with a high starch content and mealy texture.

No such worry with the tostones, green plantains fried until crisp.

Peeling a green plantain is not like peeling a banana.

But after serving its last order of mofongo (mashed green plantains), the diner abruptly closed a few weeks ago.

Susser's other recipe calls for green plantains, Miami's ubiquitous starch.