Introduction to Viban's Food club - Musa Paradisiaca alias Mr. P -

Main Actor: Plantain (Mr. P)                                  
Scientific Name: Musa paradisiaca
Evangelist: Terence Viban

Anyone who knows me closely, knows that two things are absolutely essential for my well being;

• Plantain and 
• the medicinal qualities (I stress medicinal lol) qualities of Jägermeister - but this is a story for a different day or entirely different blog

According to Wikipedia and I agree

"A cooking plantain or plantain occasionally is one of the cultivated varieties of the genus Musa whose fruit is intended to be consumed only after cooking or other processing, rather than being eaten raw. The shoot is also used to make food and soups in various cuisines and the leaves and fibers are also used."

Plantain is predominantly eaten in Latin America and in Africa and in some parts of Asia.

The main purpose of this blog will be to introduce Mr. P to those of you who do not know him yet and to show those of you who grew up with him, that frying, boiling, pounding etc are just some of the few things you can do with Mr P.


I will be posting a couple of recipes on a weekly basis, sometimes more often if I am chanced. I will appreciate it if you could try out the recipes and write you feedback in the comments. My Motto is and will always be:




"cooking is not an exact science, be creative!"

My recipes will offer the basis to get you going, follow them closely and make suggestions for improvement or get creative.


If you come with something magical please share it with us in the comments.

This might sound silly to some of you, but I don't just want to call my recipes "Plantain Soup with bla bla" or "Plantain Casserole with blub blab" etc. So if you have a good suggestion for a suitable name for a recipe, please post it in the comments. I am still thinking of a way to reward the person with the best suggestion.  I hope you will all enthusiastically participate an make it fun.




Watch out for the first recipe tomorrow - Plantain Soup with Créme Fraich.


Happy Cooking & adios amigos
(King of the Kitchen)