I have to admit, I can't pretty much tell the difference between bananas. I can tell between the usual Pisang Emas and Pisang Restali... or even the Cavendish. The latter being sold storewide in Malaysia supermarket and labelled too!
But plantain? Try pisang tanduk. That's the name in Malay which I've been told by my late grandma. The direct translation would be 'banana horn' according to Google translate, or 'horn banana' for the length of it does reminds me of the horns of a bull.
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