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Plantain; Musa x paradisiaca, the plantain (pronounced pl?n’t?n, is a crop in the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes called the dessert banana). The population of North America was first introduced to the banana plantain, and in the United States and Europe “banana” generally refers to that variety. Plantains tend to be firmer and lower in sugar content than dessert bananas. Bananas are most often eaten raw, (...)