车前草是流行于拉丁美洲，加勒比海和亚洲国家通常被称为烹饪香蕉。 蕉像香蕉但它们在长度，加厚剥皮更长，并在风味starchier 。 在大多数国家，大蕉被用来更像一个蔬菜比水果。 他们不适合生食，除非非常成熟，当他们变成全黑。 大蕉的一半是低钠，高钾和维生素A ，和纤维的良好来源。

Plantain is popular in Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian countries is often referred to as a cooking banana. Plantains resemble bananas but they are longer in length, thicker skinned, and starchier in flavour. In most countries, plantains are used more like a vegetable than a fruit. They are not suitable for eating raw unless very ripe, when they turn completely black. One half of a large plantain is low in sodium, high in potassium and vitamin A, and a good source of fibre.