All About Authentic Indonesian Fried Banana

Pisang goreng atau fried bananas are one of the snacks that are often consumed in Indonesia. Fried bananas are most delicious eaten with tea or coffee. There are many kinds of bananas in Indonesia, to make delicious pisang goreng you have to use the right type of banana. If we use the wrong type of banana, the taste and texture will not be good. The right taste for pisang goreng is sweet and soft on the inside, then crunchy and sweet and salty on the outside. Below is the types of bananas suitable for pisang goreng.

Pisang kepok that are cooked into fried bananas must be perfectly ripe. Pisang kepok suitable for cooking into fried bananas because the fruit flesh is quite hard and dense so that the pisang kepok do not break easily or absorb oil during frying. 


The next type of banana that is suitable for fried bananas is pisang tanduk. The taste of banana horns is sweet with a little sour taste. Banana flesh is soft and tender after frying.


The third type of banana that is suitable for cooking into fried bananas is pisang uli. Compared to the previous types of bananas, the taste of pisang uli is very sweet. While the texture of the fruit flesh is soft, soft and sometimes quite mushy after frying.


Very authentic pisang are eaten without any additional toppings or dips. But now, many pisang goreng in cafes or restaurants are served with additional sauces and toppings. Such as chocolate sauce, grated cheese, grated chocolate, or other sauce creations.


Pisang goreng cooked by @dapurGC at cookpad
Original recipe by @dapurGC


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