Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[SnapdragonQ]

I'm in an area where schools start at the beginning of Aug and this week things are sliding into chaos. Doctors and medical groups are banding together saying that reopening schools (with the A/B cohorts) is insane. Some districts are delaying the start, others are pulling out their hair trying to figure out what to do, and now local business are having to close back down because people are getting sick and/or testing positive all over the place. School hasn't even started yet and already staff and teachers are getting sick.

Our hospitals are filling up and yet still some people are following what ignorant politicians are saying instead of the local Health Department, the local hospital systems, local universities, and the medical community.
Lemmings!!

(yes, I remember the previous discussions on the facts about lemmings, but most people know what saying "lemmings" means)

 

[Folly's place]

Willful ignorance!
Kindest thing I can say about it all.
Mary

 

[SnapdragonQ]

On a happier note, I have ribs going with peach BBQ sauce.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

On a happier note, I have ribs going with peach BBQ sauce.

I'm going to smoke some strips of pork belly(chicharrón) today and fry up some green plantains in my first attempt at Puerto Rican Mofongo.

 

[electrycmonk]

I'm going to smoke some strips of pork belly(chicharrón) today and fry up some green plantains in my first attempt at Puerto Rican Mofongo.

I've been curious about plantains flavor when cooked...... Would really appreciate a critique on the flavor... If you can?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I've been curious about plantains flavor when cooked...... Would really appreciate a critique on the flavor... If you can?

I've eaten fried plantains many times at all meals of the day. You'll find them on buffets all over Latin America and the Caribbean. I like them.
I've devised a breakfast using them with eggs and cheese. Slice a slightly ripened plantain lengthwise and arrange the two pieces flat side down into a ring in a skillet pinning the ends together with tooth picks. Pour some oil in the ring, add a scrambled egg and cheese of your choice. Edam, Ementhaler, a soft goat or sheep cheese. Of course with the obligatory sea salt, fresh cracked pepper and some mushrooms, chopped onion and cilantro..

You don't want to eat them green and raw.
The Latin/Asian market by me usually has at least 5 kinds of bananas and plantains. They also carry 8 or more kinds of mushrooms. Shitake, oyster, blue oyster, king oyster, brown beech, white beech, enoki, portabella, oh and common button.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I've eaten fried plantains many times at all meals of the day. You'll find them on buffets all over Latin America and the Caribbean. I like them.
I've devised a breakfast using them with eggs and cheese. Slice a slightly ripened lengthwise and arrange the two pieces in a ring pinning the ends together with tooth picks. Pour some oil in the ring, add a scrambled egg and cheese of your choice. Edam, Ementhaler, a soft goat or sheep cheese. Of course with the obligatory sea salt, fresh cracked pepper and some chopped onion and cilantro..

**snappy is now a puddle of drool**

 

[electrycmonk]

I've eaten fried plantains many times at all meals of the day. You'll find them on buffets all over Latin America and the Caribbean. I like them.
I've devised a breakfast using them with eggs and cheese. Slice a slightly ripened lengthwise and arrange the two pieces in a ring pinning the ends together with tooth picks. Pour some oil in the ring, add a scrambled egg and cheese of your choice. Edam, Ementhaler, a soft goat or sheep cheese. Of course with the obligatory sea salt, fresh cracked pepper and some mushrooms, chopped onion and cilantro..

You don't want to eat them green and raw.
The Latin/Asian market by me usually has at least 5 kinds of bananas and plantains. They also carry 8 or more kinds of mushrooms.

Okay, I'm "sold" ....... I'll bet turmeric would accent this combo nicely too but, can y'all give me a idea of it's flavor solo or with minimal seasoning?

How would you compare it to "x" in flavor?

Texture wise -once peeled- how firm is ripe enough when compared to a typical banana? I like bananas with just a touch of green on the tip as it's nice & firm like an almost ripe macintosh apple & just about peak ripeness without loosing it's firmness.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I prefer bananas green. As they ripen they develop too much sugar for my taste.

Plantains are a starchy vegetable and have a more savory and mild flavor rather than sweet but they have a slightly sweet taste when fried. They are healthier if baked or grilled if an unhealthy oil is used for frying. But it is hard to grill scrambled eggs.

 

[electrycmonk]

I prefer bananas green. As they ripen they develop too much sugar for my taste.

Plantains are a starchy vegetable and have a more savory and mild flavor rather than sweet but they have a slightly sweet taste when fried. They are healthier if baked or grilled in an unhealthy oil is used. But it is hard to grill scrambled eggs.

So here my planned experiment then....
I've come to really enjoy the copper clad square pan for eggs. We use a sizable hunk of butter to get a very nice coating all around the base before the eggs are poured in.
Electric heat is ~4-5 /10 for best eggs for my preference... Takes about 7-10 minutes to get them "just about done" scrambled wise. I suppose a bit more butter would be wise when making the 'banana-boat' for eggs etal?

I'm not averse to using oil, have done it both ways with great success. Just easier 'auto-pilot' w/buttah, ya know what I mean Vern?