Huge Bananas!

Plantain Banana

What kind of banana is this? Huge and larger than a standard banana. I was strolling by the market and I suddenly saw this big baseball glove size looking thing and wow was I so amazed of the humongous abnormal thing that captured my attention.

I stole this clipping on the meaning of the plantain banana:

The plantain (pronounced /ˈplæntən/, /ˈplænteɪn/, or /plænˈtion/ ) is a crop in the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes called the dessert banana).

The population of North America was first introduced to the banana plantain, and in the United States and Europe "banana" generally refers to that variety. The word "banana" is often used (some would say incorrectly, although there is no formal botanical distinction between bananas and plantains) to describe other plantain varieties, and names may reflect local uses or characteristics of varieties: cooking plantain, banana plantain, beer banana, bocadillo plantain (the little one), etc. All members of the genus Musa are indigenous to the tropical region of Southeast Asia, including the Malay Archipelago and northern Australia.[1]

Plantains tend to be firmer and lower in sugar content than dessert bananas. Bananas are most often eaten raw, while plantains usually require cooking or other processing, and are used either when green or under-ripe (and therefore starchy) or overripe (and therefore sweet).