Banana Harvest

Do you know what this is?

It looks a lot like a banana you would find in the grocery store but it is a little shorter and fatter. I think it is probably a plantain. It grew on those tropical plants that we call "banana trees" outside our kitchen window. Here it is beside a "regular" banana.

I searched for plantain recipes and found that they need to be cooked. They can be eaten while still green in color, while yellow and after they turn black. They are sweeter after turning black. This one is almost black so I think I may try one of the desert recipes that I found. Watch for a report later.