Wednesday 26 November 2014

Bananas: What can I do with it?

In my banana plant quest, to date we have 17 varieties at the farm and I am still looking for a few more.  There are many ways that they can be consumed and as listed in the table below, although this is not an exhaustive list as it only covers what we grow at the farm:

Banana Variety
State of Fruit
Ways of consuming
Abu Bunga
Unripen
Cooked in savoury dishes like curry

Ripe
Boiled, Banana fritter, Steamed with glutinous rice, cooked in sweetened oconut milk
Awak (seedless)
Ripe
Eaten raw, Banana fritter, Cooked with sweetened coconut milk.
Berangan
Ripe
Eaten raw
Emas
Ripe
Eaten raw

Over-ripe
Banana pancake, Cakes and muffins
Embun Dingin
Ripe
Eaten raw
Embun Wangi
Ripe
Eaten raw
Kapas
Unripen
Cooked in savoury dishes like curries

Ripe
Eaten raw, Banana pancakes, Mashed banana fritter balls (cucur kodok)
Lemak Manis
Ripe
Eaten raw, Banana pancakes
Lidi
Unripen
Cooked in savoury dishes like curries

Ripe
Eaten raw
Nangka
Unripen
Banana chips

Ripe
Banana fritters
Nipah (Abu Batu)
Unripen
Cooked in savoury dishes like curries

Ripe
Boiled, Banana fritter, Steamed with glutinous rice
Raja
Ripe
Eaten raw, Banana fritters, Steamed with glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaves
Rastali
Ripe
Eaten raw, Banana pancakes, Cakes and Muffins
Ruai
Unripen
Cooked in savoury dishes like curries

Ripe
Eaten raw
Tanduk
Unripen
Banana chips

Ripe
Banana fritters, Cooked with sweetened coconut milk
Telor
Ripe
Eaten raw

Over-ripe
Banana pancake, Cakes and muffins
Udang
Ripe
Eaten raw, Banana pancakes

For the inflorescence or jantung, for non-bitter tasting, you can try the ones from Pisang Abu Bunga, Kapas, Nipah and Raja.
For those who have asked, we do sell our plants periodically so feel free to contact us.