How to Prepare Matooke – Green Bananas – Ugandan African Food – Mom’s Village Kitchen
Green bananas are unripe bananas used in cuisines worldwide. They have a firmer texture and a starchy, mildly astringent taste compared to their ripe counterparts.
Around the world
Africa
In East Africa, a starchy triploid banana cultivar originating from the African Great Lakes, known as “matoke,” is harvested while still green and used in various dishes.
Caribbean
In certain Caribbean countries like Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago, green bananas are called green figs. The term “green fig” is employed to distinguish unripe or green bananas from their ripe, yellow counterparts. In these regions, green figs are often featured in various dishes and are typically prepared differently than ripe bananas.
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