Actually, these Colla are small, not quite the size of your average lady's fingers perhaps, but pretty small nonetheless.the lynx wrote:It is called Pisang Emas (literally means 'gold bananas') locally.
In actual term, they are also called Lady's Finger bananas. Scientific name Musa acuminata (Colla) and they are common around tropical and sub-tropical countries.
They are usually very sweet, which I personally avoid because I dislike sweet stuff. These bananas are also very popular as banana fritters as they are cheap and easy to fry.
I told my wife I was discussing 'pisang bananas' and in a spell of pedantry she pointed out that as pisang meant banana in Malay, I was saying banana bananas! (and this clearly irritated her lol!the lynx wrote:It is called Pisang Emas (literally means 'gold bananas') locally.
I'm surprised about the number of responses it's gotten, but the more information the better. Thanks for everyone's input. I'll make sure and let everyone know how I think these bananas taste when I buy a batch.Wd40 wrote:BedokAmerican, you must be given the award for coming up with the strangest posts and then getting the entire forum discussing it.Enjoy your friday evening
It is like saying rice paddy fields, when it actually meant rice rice fields!JR8 wrote:I told my wife I was discussing 'pisang bananas' and in a spell of pedantry she pointed out that as pisang meant banana in Malay, I was saying banana bananas! (and this clearly irritated her lol!the lynx wrote:It is called Pisang Emas (literally means 'gold bananas') locally.).
One way to find out...I said I meant the little ones, the only ones I ever seem to buy in Malaysia. She said, that's called Pisang Emas.
[Starting to wonder if my wife and Lynx are somehow related!]
That's what banana ketchup is made of, allegedly.Sergei82 wrote:By the way, black bananas don't taste that bad and are not poisonous - very sweet. Of course, if they turned completely into liquid, you won't be able to eat them, but a bit of blackness is not a problem, especially for fritters or pancakes - those will become even sweeter.
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