Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

banana

283 dishes.

Nététoufermented locust-bean seeds pounded into sauces for salty depthdessertNgali Nut PuddingFestive taro or cassava pudding studded with rich canarium nutsstreet foodNiouk yenSteamed chayote and pork dumplings, soft and slippery, dipped in chilibread & pastryNthochiDense banana bread made with overripe bananas and groundnutsNum AnsomFestival sticky-rice cylinders with banana or pork, wrapped in leavesNum Banh ChokMorning rice noodles under green fish gravy and raw vegetablesmainOfada riceLocal unpolished rice with spicy green-pepper ayamase stewOil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milkbreakfastOkpaDense steamed pudding of bambara nut flour, sold hot in leaf parcelssnackOlelehsteamed black-eyed-pea and palm-oil pudding wrapped in leavessnackOtak-OtakSpiced fish mousse grilled in banana leafmainPachamancaMeats and tubers steamed underground on hot stones, Andean feastPacheTamal made of potato rather than corn, filled with pork in red saucePad ThaiWok-fried rice noodles with tamarind, egg, tofu, shrimp and peanutsdessertPaimeSweet cornmeal and coconut parcel tied in banana leaf and boiledPalusamiCoconut cream baked in taro-leaf parcels in the umu, rich and silkystreet foodPanikekeDeep-fried round banana pancake balls sold in bags, sweet snackPasteles en hojaParcels of green plantain and taro dough with pork, boiled in leavesmainPastelleSeasoned meat in cornmeal dough, steamed in a folded banana leafmainPatarashcaRiver fish seasoned with sacha culantro and grilled in bijao leavesPen patatSweet potato-banana pudding cake with coconut milkbread & pastryPerrerrequeBaked cake of ground fresh corn with cheese and cream, cut in slabsPisang GorengBattered fried bananas eaten hot from street vendorsmainPisupoTinned corned beef fried with onion or baked in taro leaves, gifted by the casesalad & sidePitpitTender wild-cane or grass shoots steamed in leaves, tasting of sweetcorn and asparagusmainPoulet FishPrized deep-water snapper, grilled or steamed, named for chicken-tender fleshPounded BreadfruitBreadfruit pounded to a smooth mass, eaten with coconut creamdessertPoutouSteamed rice-flour and coconut cake, faintly sweet, sold in a conemainPuaka TunuWhole suckling pig spit-roasted until the skin blisters and crackles.PulakaSwamp taro from communal pits, boiled or baked in coconut creamPulut PanggangBanana-leaf grilled sticky rice rolls with spiced dried-shrimp fillingQuimbolitoSteamed sweet cake of maize or wheat flour wrapped in achira leafQuiquangaFermented cassava paste pounded, wrapped in leaves and steamed to a firm loafRapadouHard block of unrefined cane sugar, dark and molasses-scented, chewed or dissolvedRed peas soupKidney bean soup with pig tail and spinner dumplingsRice breaddense sweet loaf of rice flour and mashed banana
  • Akara

    Sweet fried rice-flour and banana cakes; street breakfast. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes about 20.…

  • ‘Umu

    Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…

  • Yomari

    Steamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet. Ready in 1 hour prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…

  • Halo-Halo

    Layered shaved ice with sweet beans, jellies, ube and leche flan. Ready in 40 min prep and 3 hr chilling…

  • Hallaca

    Christmas corn-dough parcels of beef, pork, olives, raisins in banana leaves. Ready in 3 hr prep and 1 day resting…

  • Achu

    Pounded cocoyam with spicy yellow palm-oil soup, western Grassfields pride. Ready in 45 min prep and 2 hr 30 min…

  • Borgoe Rum

    Surinamese rum from cane molasses, drunk neat or with cola. Ready in 5 min prep and 5 to 8 years…

  • Cachupa

    Slow-simmered corn and bean stew with fish or pork; refried for breakfast. Ready in 40 min plus overnight soaking prep…

  • Eru

    Shredded eru leaves with waterleaf, palm oil, smoked fish; eaten with waterfufu. Ready in 35 min prep and 1 hr…

  • Fish Amok

    Fish in coconut-kroeung custard steamed in a banana-leaf cup. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings.…