This is alist of banana dishes and foods in whichbanana orplantain is used as a primary ingredient. A banana is an ediblefruit produced by several kinds of largeherbaceousflowering plants in thegenusMusa.[1] In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains. The fruit is variable in size, color and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich instarch covered with a rind which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant.


