Banana ... ripeness. When young and green, they may be eaten raw as a vegetable with a spicy sauce; more developed, but still unripe,they are sliced, dried in the sun, and fried for a snack....

Tamarind ...ssociated with an acid taste. After being peeled it is generally eaten fresh, though boiled in water it also makes a refreshing juice. Other, more sour varieties of tamarind are us...