Street sign for Plantain Place on a brick wall, with partially visible smaller text for Borough of Southwark above.

Plantain

There are two instances of plantain on London’s street signs, Plantain Place in Borough and Plantain Gardens in Leyton.

Two overripe bananas with brown spots on a white background.

Plantain

A plantain is a starchy fruit from the same family as the banana but is primarily eaten cooked as a vegetable rather than raw. It’s a staple food in Africa, the Americas, and Southeast Asia, where it’s boiled, fried, or baked into a variety of savoury and sweet dishes.

Assortment of fresh fruits including strawberries, pineapple, banana, grapes, apple, kiwi, mango, and lemon.

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Street sign reading 'PLUM LANE S.E.18' mounted on a concrete post in front of wooden fencing.

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