Plantains and bananas are quite different.
Plantains cannot be eaten raw, for one. When they are green they are used to make main dishes, usually cooked with ground meat. When they are ripe they are fried and smothered in syrup or sugar. (platanos maduros) They are actually much larger than bananas.
Bananas are... bananas. Though the ones we keep (not export) are smaller, have 'freckles' and are MUCH sweeter than the ones you buy here.
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