Glossary B
Deutsch: Dessertbanane
A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Musa. (In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.) The fruit is variable in size, color and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe.
Deutsch: Bananen-Q / Español: Plátano Frito / Português: Banana Assada / Français: Banane Caramelisée / Italiano: Banana Fritta /
In the food context, "Banana Cue" (sometimes written as "Banana Q") is a popular street food snack in the Philippines. It consists of deep-fried bananas, typically of the Saba variety, which is a type of cooking banana that's firmer and starchier than the more widely known dessert bananas. These bananas are skewered on bamboo sticks, coated in caramelized brown sugar, and then deep-fried until the sugar coating becomes crisp and glossy. The result is a sweet, sticky, and slightly crunchy treat that combines the natural flavor of the banana with a caramel coating.