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Ever seen this type of banana?

Visited my mother over the weekend and found that she had these bananas that I remember my grandmother making for us. We call them gikono in kiMeru. I have never seen them anywhere else. She came with them from Chuka. Before I knew what plantain was, this what I would have termed as plantain. However, […]

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Fried Plantain

I have an aunt who grows plantain and I was very excited when she came to visit me or rather to see the baby. I figured it would be the perfect time to tell her about my blog and how I wanted to share plantain recipes. Turns out very few places stock plantains in Nairobi […]