Hi Dan,

They're not rotten, just very ripe.

Get one of them while it's still green and leave it on the counter for a few days until it becomes yellow/black. Then slice and fry it. You'll like it.

Alex


>Those rotten big bananna like things you see in the produce section of your supermarket.
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>>> You don't get grits with every meal, you get platanos :-)
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>>and to continue with today's installment oRox.CulinaryOddities101()
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>>what the heck are platanos???