1. Where do bananas are very sweet and creamy and
sometimes have a mild strawberry flavour.
Ingredients:
bananas grow? -
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Plantain bananas cut lengthwise
Brown Sugar & syrup (optional)
Plantains: Many people think plantains
Photo courtesy of: look like large green bananas. While they - Spring roll wrappers
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look similar, they are quite different.
- Yogurt
Bananas grow in tropical areas of Plantains are starchy like a potato, not
the world where the weather is sunny and sweet like a regular banana. Plantains are
Procedures:
hot. There are bananas coming from South- usually cooked and served as a starchy side
east Asia, particularly the Philippines and dish, like corn or potatoes. Cut bananas lengthwise
Malaysia. Also from Colombia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nutritional (Optional) Dip in brown sugar. Make
Mexico and Nicaragua, where most bananas sure bananas are fully covered with
sold in the US comes from. benefits of bananas sugar.
Bananas are a good source of Place bananas in the center of
What are the different fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and wrapper, fold edges, and then roll.
Repeat this procedure for the rest of
types of bananas? potassium.
the bananas.
Here are some types of bananas which you One medium banana contains 110 calories, Heat vegetable oil in the frying pan.
can actually find in your local grocery and like most other fruits and vegetables, Deep fry all banana rolls until
stores: bananas contain very little fat and sodium golden brown.
and no cholesterol. (Optional) sprinkle some brown
Cavendish Bananas: It is the commercial sugar on top.
variety that is always available in your local One medium banana counts as one serving
of fruit. Drain excess oil and place on a
supermarket.
plate.
(Optional) pour syrup on top.
Baby Bananas (also known as Dwarf or
Finger Bananas): As the name suggests,
“Banana Wrap” (Turon)
Serving suggestions:
baby bananas are smaller versions of the Recipe
Cavendish with a thinner peel and a Cut into small pieces and serve with
sweeter taste. Turon or “Banana Wrap” is one of the most yogurt on the side.
popular desserts in the Philippines. Due to
Apple Bananas (also known as Manzano its popularity, it can be easily bought from When serving to young children in
Bananas): Apple bananas are short plump the daycare, don’t cover the wrap
street vendors. Turon is made out of saba
bananas with an apple after-taste, which with brown sugar.
or plantain bananas wrapped in a spring
many people love. roll wrapper and is typically covered with Source for the recipe (excerpts):
sugar (optional). If you are using plantain, http://www.filipinocooking.net/dessert-
Red Bananas: These short, chunky
you can add strips of jack fruit to add recipes/filipino-turon-recipe
bananas have red skin that starts to turn
sweetness or flavour.
dark purple when they are ripe. Red