sources of plantains

[rach]

I have seen them in both Veggie Boys and Countdown NZ, often under the name cooking bananas

[laughter]

I have spoken to my local Harris Farm and they happy to do a special order for you for plantains if you just ask them.

[jcthatsme]

Can get plantains at the Asian grocer in the Central Markets for those in Adelaide.

But maybe try Asian grocers or markets in other places too?

[banannable]

Charlie's Fruit Market (www.charliesfruitmarket.com.au) are now only doing pre-set boxes for delivery, boooooo!!! I guess they might still sell plantains in their shop, though.

[gabby]

2 or 3 of the stalls in Footscray market also have them. Close to Maribyrnong as suggested above, but perhaps more convenient for some, as you can avoid the Highpoint traffic jams. I have also seen them at the fruit and veg/deli next to Aldi in Altona gate.

I think the plantains we get here are different to the ones Sarah gets for 2 reasons, 1 they taste sweet when ripe and Sarah's nutrition info on Mufu and the plantain apple fritters are both very low in sugars. And 2 the plantain apple fritters I made did not set at all, they stayed like a runny goop in a sea of coconut oil, I ended up throwing it out after all that effort I put in sitting around watching them ripen! But tasty anyways.

[banannable]

May 17, 2014 21:04:31 GMT -5 rachelpower said:

spotted at harris farm bondi junction, but at the rip off price of $10/kilo. ugh.

Hmm, this is how much they cost at Charlie's Fruit Market in Brisbane. How much is a reasonable price per kilo for plantains?

Thanks!

[banannable]

Hi All, I found plantains at T-Bones Fresh Food Markets at Aspley (north Brisbane), and for only $5.99/kg!! They have lots of other 'unusual' fruit/veg there too. Woohoo!