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The Philippines produced 3.37 million metric tons of banana in 2014. Davao region accounted for 37.9% of the total production. In fact, Davao del Norte has a beach named after its chief agricultural product--- the Banana Beach.
Davao City, on the other hand, has a restaurant serving everything with banana and is called the Saging Repablik.
Bananas come in different varieties, colors and taste. The most popular ones are the Cavendish or the table bananas, lakatan, tundan and saba. Saba bananas are the ones used for cooking.
Nilupak or Linupak in English, mashed or crushed, is one popular banana snack. The process is as easy as 1-2-3.
Ingredients:
- 20 pieces of unripe Saba banana, cooked and pounded
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup grated coconut
- butter or margarine
- ½ teaspoon vanilla (optional)
Procedure:
- Combine all ingredients then pound
- Cut into desired shape
- Brush with butter o margarine before serving
Try this recipe now and have a tasty snack for merianda!