Green plantains in Berkeley area

[Robert Lauriston]

I've suddenly got a craving for tostones. Anybody seen rock-hard green plantains around Berkeley lately? Ripe plantains are *no* use for this dish.

In answer to the obvious question:

http://icuban.com/food/tostones.html

[Porthos]

It's actually pretty hard to find green plantains around here. Most restaurants/stores seem to sell them ripe. I've actually seen some pretty good and green ones at 99-ranch. I'm not sure if there's one in the east bay. They were better than the green plaintains I got at a "latin store" in the Mission.

[Glencora]

I just saw green plantains at the Monterey Market. Does green mean unripe? I've never cooked with them.

[Robert Lauriston]

If they're green and hard they're definitely unripe (starchy, not at all sweet). If they're green and soft, they're not exactly ripe but they're not unripe enough to make tostones.

[Leadbelly]

Mi Tierra frequently has them; if they are out or only have ripe ones, try Mi Ranchito.

[lmnopm]

Does Monterey Market not have any? I thought I recently saw some over there, but wasn't specifically looking for them. Or maybe I was suffering hallucionations.