What’s the difference between plantain and banana?

Plantain tend to be larger and thicker than banana. Although Plantain and banana look kind of similar they taste different and are eaten different.

You can eat banana raw. Banana is suppose to taste sweet.

Plantain is usually eaten cook, like boiled in water for mash plantain or fried in oil for fried plantain. Although you can eat them raw, most people do not eat them raw. Plantain do not taste like banana. Plantain taste starchy when they are green and they taste sweet when they are ripe.