Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

banana

283 dishes.

bread & pastryFa’apapaDense coconut bread pressed flat and baked in the umu until the edges caramelisemainFafaSoft taro or banana pounded to a smooth paste and dressed with coconut cream.dessertFaikakaiDough dumplings drenched in sweet coconut-caramel syrupFarofaToasted cassava flour with butter and bacon, sprinkled over everythingdessertFekeiSticky pudding of grated pulaka or banana cooked with coconut cream and syrupFish AmokFish in coconut-kroeung custard steamed in a banana-leaf cupFish teaPeppery clear fish broth drunk from a cup as a restorativesoup & stewFish waterThin peppery fish broth with green fig, dumplings and provisionssnackFried bananaRipe bananas or plantains fried golden, everyday treatFritangaShared platter of fried pork, chorizo, blood sausage, potatoes and plantainstreet foodFruit ChaatChopped seasonal fruit tossed with chaat masala, lemon and a little syrupGari soakingsGari soaked in cold water with sugar, groundnuts and sometimes evaporated milkGnomiSpongy steamed cakes of lightly soured maize batter, sold with pepper sauce or fishGonréSteamed cowpea cakes in leaves, eaten with oil and chilimainGreen fig and saltfishNational dish of green bananas with sautéed salt codsalad & sideGreen fig saladBoiled green bananas dressed cold with onion, herbs and vinegarsauce & condimentGroundnut saucesmooth peanut sauce poured over matooke and sweet potatoesmainHallacaChristmas corn-dough parcels of beef, pork, olives, raisins in banana leavesdessertHalo-HaloLayered shaved ice with sweet beans, jellies, ube and leche flanmainHilib ariGoat meat boiled then fried in its own fat, piled on rice with bananaIbitokegreen bananas boiled or stewed, served with beansmainIkan BakarBanana-leaf grilled fish slathered with sambalfermented & pickledIruFermented locust beans, black and sticky, dropped into stews for deep savourstreet foodIsawCharcoal-grilled chicken intestine skewers dipped in spiced vinegarsalad & sideIsland CabbageBroad tender hibiscus-family leaves boiled in coconut milk.Ital stewSaltless vegan stew of coconut milk, vegetables and dumplingsstreet foodKabalagalaSmall pancakes of ripe sweet banana and cassava flour, fried in oilsalad & sideKakakeGiant swamp taro, dense and starchy; boiled or baked in the motu.KandaSteamed squash-seed and minced-meat balls in tomato-palm saucewine & spiritKanyangaFiercely strong home-distilled banana or sorghum spiritmainKapisi PuluCorned beef and cabbage baked in coconut cream, the everyday umu dishsnackKarat BananaOrange-fleshed Pohnpei banana rich in carotene, traditional weaning foodmainKare-KareOxtail and vegetables in peanut sauce with shrimp-paste bagoongwine & spiritKasiksiCloudy banana beer of the eastern hills, fermented with sorghum flourbreakfastKatogoone-pot matooke with beans, offal or beef, morning favoritesalad & sideKaukauRoasted or boiled sweet potato, the highlands' daily staple

  • Attoukpou

    Flat round steamed cassava cake, denser cousin of attiéké. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. About 8…

  • Ayam Betutu

    Whole chicken packed with spice paste, wrapped in leaves and steamed for hours. Ready in 1 hr prep and 3…

  • Bajan fish broth

    Clear peppery broth of fish, ground provisions and dumplings. Ready in 25 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Baho

    Beef, plantains, and yuca steamed in banana leaves. Ready in 40 min prep and 4 hr cooking. 8 servings. A…

  • Banana bread

    Moist loaf from the island’s banana crop. Ready in 20 min prep and 55 min cooking. 1 loaf. A bread…

  • Banana Cue

    Saba bananas deep-fried in caramelising brown sugar and threaded on sticks. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min cooking.…

  • Banh Gio

    Pyramid of rice flour paste with pork and wood-ear mushroom, steamed in leaf. Ready in 45 min prep and 45…

  • Banh Chung

    Square Tet cake of sticky rice, mung bean and pork in leaves. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…

  • Banh Bot Loc

    Translucent tapioca dumplings holding shrimp and pork belly, steamed in leaf. Ready in 1 hr prep and 25 min cooking.…

  • Barbacoa

    Pit-steamed lamb in maguey leaves, weekend taco tradition. Ready in 45 min prep and 6 hr cooking. 10 servings. A…