pisang goreng/goreng pisang aka fried bananas

15 June 2007, 10:40

fried bananas! a very popular street vendor snack in malaysia but my question to my indo and malay readers is: is it pisang goreng or goreng pisang? i normally just point and smile hoping they give me the fresh banans haha here in oz only a handful of restaurants will serve this with a couple of scoops of icecream and a hugely marked up price but luckily the mothership takes pity on my lack of access to my beloved fried bananas and whiped me up a batch for breakfast. mmm heart clogging goodness is the breakfast of champions!

1. Wow did your mum make that? She really goes fancy..looks so good…I think Im going to go make some now. I found the batter that you roll the bananas in in my cupboard hehe..MMM…although I could just go down to Cabramatta and buy some mwahahaha… Hey I just noticed you dont have that security thing anymore when you post a comment?

   — Nat    Jun 15, 01:39 PM    #
   
   

2. In Balikpapan, east Kalimantan, we call them sanggar pi(sang) (gor)eng.

   — Angeline    Jun 15, 04:03 PM    #
   
   

3. You can get them at various chinese restaurants. They’re called ‘banana fritters’. My dad used to make them :)

   — Lene    Jun 15, 10:10 PM    #
   
   

4. In the old days, when i was still living in M’sia, i remember there were two versions of fried bananas. If it was fried with the long banana shape still intact, it was goreng pisang. If the banana was mushed up and fried into rounds like what you have in your piccie there, it was called kueh kodok.
   Whatever, i could eat either quite happily. :)

   — jl    Jun 16, 08:41 AM    #
   
   

5. hello – regarding the nut shop’s post – i love their chocolates :) just wondering their outlet, was it a one off thing or do they open like everyday? Thanks!

   — Lisa    Jun 16, 08:35 PM    #
   
   

6. nat: yeah she made but its my presentation!!! ehehe you found batter? lol ok i didnt know you can get batter in a box? yeah the spammers have gone
   noods: aw shucks
   angeline: thanks dude!
   lene: yeah so far ive onli had them at istana and i always have to tell them no topping!
   jl: ooh i believe you are right i always ate the banana whole in malaysia but prefer the rounds here in oz becos the bananas dont hold their shape?
   lisa: the nut shop outlet in waterloo is open: Mon-Thurs 7.30am – 4.15pm
   Fri 7.30am– 3.30pm
   Sat 10am – 5pm

   — chocolatesuze    Jun 17, 01:17 PM    #
   
   

7. pisang goreng (the correct one) coz it’s a noun. if u the active subject (verb) then u called goreng pisang. coz goreng is verb. there are so many varieties on how u cooked (i mean, goreng. aka. fried) the bananas in indo. deep fried banana fritters is one, the other is pisang molen. bananas wrapped in the sweet short pastry (thin) then deep fried. that’s my faveee. oh, and the other one (speaking of deep frying stuff) a very thin deep fried tempe (hav u ever taste it???)

   — rosha    Jun 17, 07:11 PM    #
   
   

8. ah yes, jl is right .. i like both! i remember when I was in Malaysia, I easily ate half a dozen of p.g. There’s something satisfying bout the additional sweetness and mushiness that comes from a cooked banana.

   and rosha is right about it being “pisang goreng” than the other way round. i remember learning that grammar bit in school, and p.g. was always an example used. heh.

   — tian    Jun 18, 08:10 AM    #
   
   

9. My dad has always called it goreng pisang,.. but then again, he was also the one who told me that elephants laid eggs … :-/

   — Y    Jun 18, 01:11 PM    #