quote:Originally posted by beverly: For example, I remember a favorite recipe from the Philippines. Actually, I don't think it originated in the Philippines. Quid or Fahim may have even come across it. It is a sort of dessert that has a certain banana, glutinous rice "dumplings", tapioca balls and other ingredients floating in sweetened and aromated coconut milk and cream. It is very rich and is delicious both warm and cold. I don't make it often, but when I do, I'd like to feel that there is some benefit to it.
That doesn't sound at all familiar to me, but I'd like it to be. Won't'cha be, won't'cha be, won't'cha be my neighbor and share it? Please? Pretty please with a banana ball on top?
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Sure! It is called ginataan. It says pandan leaves "optional", but for me, they are the heart of the flavor. One long leaf works fine, though. (They sell pandan leaves frozen at our local foriegn foods market. I got a lot of the ingredients there.)
I still haven't figured out how to cook tapioca balls properly. Either the middle isn't cooked all the way, or they "melt". Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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Pandan leaves? I've never heard of them. I wonder if there's a local equivalent name?
The recipe looks a little... bizarre. Possibly in a good way. I have no idea if Fahim would even try it - he hates sweet potatoes. I've only recently had local sweet potatoes, and I didn't mind them at all.
The plantain that's used - you mean plantain as in the starchy banana relative that must be cooked? I ask because here, bananas are called bananas and plantain, and the plantain as I know it is called Ash Plantain - it's a bizarre system of naming conventions! But then turmeric is also called saffron, and saffron is unknown and non-existent. It gets confusing. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Pandan leaves. Nice site, because it tells you what they are called in *many* different languages.
I never make it with the sweet potato or the taro root because they just don't "do it" for me. I don't think "saba" and plaintain are the same thing, but I'm not sure. That's why rather than buy fresh plaintain, I found the right kind of "banana" canned at the Many Lands store. I don't know what it is called, the can just says "banana". But the picture is right. They are short and squat, and are good both fresh and cooked. They don't *need* to be cooked. Is this what you are thinking of as a plaintain?
Anyway, Porter thinks it's a *WEIRD* dish and won't touch it. I made it the other night while his parents and my mom were here, and they all adored it. My kids only like it when it's fresh and warm, not when it is cold.
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It's Rampe, and yeah, that's easy to get here. Duh! And now I know that Rampe is the same as Screw Pine. Duh! Great link, beverly. Thanks! It's going to help me figure out a whole wackload of stuff.
I have a hard time imagining banana from a can. Can I mock you for that? The banana you use - is it about four inches long, yellow skinned when ripe, a bit rubbery, and sweet? If it is, that's what's locally called finger bananas.
Your second link doesn't work as is - and it's not just the an extra / at the end of it. It redirects to microsoft.com. Don't know why.
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quote: The banana you use - is it about four inches long, yellow skinned when ripe, a bit rubbery, and sweet? If it is, that's what's locally called finger bananas.
Huh. The concept "finger bananas" sounds vaguely familiar. I wonder if they called them that in the Philippines too? I just can't remember. The description sounds right. When uncooked, they reminded me a bit of marshmallows. Very sweet.
Ooo, lemmie fix that link....
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It probably is called that in the Phillippines. And yes, they are very sweet. A little rubbery, moister than regular bananas. Here, they're commonly eaten as a snack or with rice & curry, mashed into the rice.
The link still doesn't work - it just doesn't load (after two minutes of waiting). OTOH, it's possible that we're experiencing bad internet connections here - that happens often enough. I'll try again later.
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ketchupqueen - I just bought some grapeseed oil and it tastes great! I just put it on as my salad dressing and it is awesome! Thanks!
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In Mexico they are called Finger Bananas (Platano de dedo) the ones like we see in Safeway are called Manila Bananas (Platano Manila)
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The link loads fine this morning. Go figger.
The first picture looks like the ash plantain I mentioned, and the second picture looks like the finger bananas - fat, short, and yellow. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I think I have found a verygood link that doesn't have anyone selling anything. It also had references at the end. I looked at other pages on his web site and the info on Partially Hydrogenated Oils and TransFats were particularly insightful for me.
I don't know if anyone else is trying to eat healthily but I am definitely trying to avoid the afternoon slump without resorting to caffeine or sugar. I've noticed nuts have been great for the "slow burn" they give for continual energy.
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I skimmed -- the 5% is an estimate. Few of these claims are new to me; most are every bit as ridiculous as the ones on other coconut oil websites.
I believe that he is correct that it (may not be) as bad as some claim. It is a saturated fat. Heating unsaturated fats can cause trans fat formation (of course, not usually at the temperatures a home cook uses -- he neglects that point).
Etc. The 5% (or so) is completely mixed in with the exaggerations, hyperbole, and flat-out misinformation.
Pseudo-science at its best. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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It depends on the oil. And to be honest, I do not recall any specific temperatures; just that only a tiny amount is likely to be thus affected when cooking.
Except perhaps when deep-frying. Which is probably best to avoid for the most part anyway. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Won't'cha be, won't'cha be, won't'cha be my neighbor and share it? ![[Kiss]](graemlins/kiss.gif)
Pretty please with a banana ball on top?
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Possibly in a good way. I have no idea if Fahim would even try it - he hates sweet potatoes. I've only recently had local sweet potatoes, and I didn't mind them at all.![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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The banana you use - is it about four inches long, yellow skinned when ripe, a bit rubbery, and sweet? If it is, that's what's locally called finger bananas.![[Laugh]](graemlins/laugh.gif)
