Top 10 Banana Foods
May 11th, 2006
for some strange, strange reason i seem to have gone on a banana rampage for the past 2 weeks. i suspect this has something to do with the changing of my windows password to a 6-letter word that is banana related - after all, my feeble subconscious can only take so much manipulation before it caves :(
so for the past 2 weeks, i’ve been going around town trying to locate the yummiest banana stuff i could find. and i present to you, in no particular order, the harvest of my efforts …
The Top 10 Banana Foods In KL!
1. Banana Sundae @ New Zealand Natural
New Zealand Natural’s Bananarama is a nicely put together sundae of their low-fat Banana ice cream, generous banana slices and whipped cream. it is then drizzled with liquid caramel and topped with some very nice waffle wafers. overall, pretty yummy i think, definitely good comfort food - but i dont think it was worth the RM11 at all. that aside, it made me a very happy girl for the 15 minutes i spent attacking the sundae :D
New Zealand’s is at KLCC and Ikano Power Centre.
2. Peach and Banana Crumble @ Alexis
being a serious peach fan, as well as an overzealous banana fan at the moment, when i saw this in the glass display, i thought - OMG i simply HAVE to have this! so what it is, is a crumble pie with banana and peach and raisin filling, served atop a plateful of slightly thickened milk. and it was … not very good. even ice cream (which it was not served with) would not have saved this disaster. there was more flour than anything else, i could taste NO peach, and the bananas were tasteless. they should have, i dont know, sweetened the thickened milk base or stuffed some caramel in the pie or something, then maybe it would have been better. this is the worst of my top 10 banana picks!
this goes for 10 bucks. even more not worth it compared to NZN’s sundae!
Alexis is at Bangsar Shopping Centre, Great Eastern Mall and Telawi 3 in Bangsar.
3. Roti Pisang
Roti Pisang (directly translated - banana bread) is VERY GOOD Malaysian fare that can be found in any mamak stall. Savoury dough is flattened and used to wrap up margarine and banana slices, and then fried n’ flipped in oil over a heated flat pan. some places serve it crispy, some places slightly soggier. the one in the picture is from Steven’s Corner in Pandan Indah, and theirs is of the soggy type unless you tell them you want it super crispy, in which case they will only give it to you kinda crispy. Roti Pisang goes very well with dahl and curry, or even sprinkled with sugar. the yummeh. cheap too, at about RM2 to RM3.
4. Banana Pancake @ Paddington House of Pancakes
Paddington’s serve sooooo many different types of pancakes with bananas, but my favourite is most certainly the American pancake! their American pancakes with bananas is served with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream and a little jug of maple syrup. pretty conventional, nothing to shout about, but you should try this simply cos their pancake batter is so fantabulous. this also goes for RM 11, and i’d definitely pick this over the Bananarama Sundae.
Paddington House Of Pancakes is at The Curve and Plaza Damas.
5. Banana Pizza @ Bakerzin
the banana pizza at Bakerzin’s comes in two small slices served with an average sized scoop of ice cream at the side. it comes under the Tapas section in the menu, and you have to select 3 tapas choices. i would totally recommend that you pick this one (but NOT the creme brulee!!), it’s cheesy and sweet and savoury all at the same time - a nice blend of cheese, cinnamon, caramelized banana and bread. delicious!
Bakerzin is at Bangsar Village.
6. Banana Kaya Dessert @ Domino’s
hehe this would be the local version of Bakerzin’s banana pizza! and more value for your money, at that. this one comes in a mini-pizza of six small slices, looking weirdly greenish on first sight, but is seriously MAD INSANE LOVE on first bite. they are a bit stingy with the bananas (the picture is deceptive, the banana slice is nowhere near that size) but the kaya + cheese more than makes up for the inadequacy of banana size and serving size. Domino’s Banana Kaya Dessert is crazy addictive, and one person can easily finish off one pizza.
Domino’s Pizza is a phone call away, at 1800-888-333.
7. Banoffee Pie @ Delicious
i dont know what to say about this other than it is one of the best damn desserts i’ve ever had in my life! it is a round pie about the size of your palm, with a digestive biscuit base (OMG!) and a super scrumptious filling of banana + melted toffee. it is topped with dense whipped cream and drizzled with dark chocolate sauce. all in all, it is orgasmic, it is perfect, and you should go out to Delicious immediately just to get yourself a plate of this RM 9 heavenly banana goodness.
(i am so paranoid that everytime i have plans to go to Delicious, i actually call them to check that they have enough Banoffee pies to go around, or else we switch venues. hahaha)
Delicious is at 1 Utama and Bangsar Village.
8. Banana Cream Frapp @ Starbucks
the Banana Cream Frappucino is a new summer addition to the Starbucks menu, its predecessors being the Zen Lemon Tea as well as the Strawberries & Cream Frapp (both very good as well!). though i will always be partial to the Strawberries & Cream frapp, the Banana Cream frapp is not too bad either. it is smooth, very creamy and has a good solid taste of bananas. dont be fooled by the signboards that claim this drink has ‘real bananas’ however .. :P all that’s real in this drink is the banana syrup! nevertheless, still yummy, a good introduction to the menu. though i believe this drink will be taken off the menu come June/July, so .. hurry!
this one goes for RM13, but if you were to make me pick between this and the banana sundae .. i think i’d pick the banana sundae.
Starbucks is on every corner of Malaysia.
9. Banana Chocolate Cake @ West 57th Street, Zang Toi
you think Secret Recipe’s Chocolate Banana cake is good?!??! HAHAHHAA THINK AGAIN!!!! cos i have found the banana chocolate cake to end all banana chocolate cakes!!! (well okay, maybe except for Bayou’s, but Bayou just closed two weeks ago!) 57th West Street is a quaint little cafe by Zang Toi, the famous Malaysian high fashion designer. i’m not so hot for his dresses, but holy crap, i would love to marry his banana chocolate cake recipe!!!
it is a HUGE slice of cake, and tastes nothing like Secret Recipe’s. this one has a more Moist Chocolate Cake kind of taste, so if you like your cake with a more defined chocolate taste, this is the cake for you. and did i mention that they pour this extremely delicious chocolate hot fudge on the cake prior to serving?! and that the cake comes with a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream?! this is so bloody good, that i would sell my soul just to be able to eat this for all eternity.
goes for RM 10.
West 57th Street is at Sungei Wang.
10. Pisang Goreng
ooooh the ubiquituous banana fritters :D my favourite comfort food after chocolate and ice cream! for you oddballs who’ve never had a banana fritter in your life - where the HELL have you been - it is simply banana dipped in batter and then deep fried in oil. most places go with different types of bananas and different types of batter - some use the small and super sweet pisang emas, some use the bigger pisang raja .. and then when it comes to batter, some places go overboard with it, while others serve their fritters with only a light coating of batter. (i ask them why, they say healthier maaa)
the best pisang emas (small and very sweet) goreng that i’ve had is the one under the overhead bridge at Kampung Pandan. VERY ADDICTIVE!!! it’s terribly oily though, and has a light coating of batter, but the batter is just so oddly different and nice. if you like light fluffy batter on huge bananas, go to the stall at Jalan Imbi. the one in the above picture is from the stall opposite Leisure Mall - it’s more banana than batter, but still very nice, and not oily, feels very healthy. finally, if you like your banana fritters extremely coated with batter, there is this stall opposite the 7-11 at Taman Maluri that has pisang goreng sinful enough to send you to confession :D
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the must-have’s on this list are :
#6 - Domino’s Banana Kaya Dessert
#7 - Delicious’ Banoffee Pie
#9 - West 57th Street’s Chocolate Banana Cake
#10 - Pisang Goreng
those that didnt quite make the cut :
- Chocolate dipped bananas at Chocz KLCC
- Banana doughnuts at Dunkin Donuts
- Banana smoothie at Juice Lab KLCC
- Banana cake at Coffee Bean
51 Comments Add your own
1. Bryan | May 11th, 2006 at 12:33 am
slurps… slurps…
2. cK | May 11th, 2006 at 12:45 am
I skipped the whole post for 2 reasons. I hungry now and I’m freaking far from Malaysia.
3. foreverjas | May 11th, 2006 at 1:10 am
omg. i’m so hungry jz looking at those photos..i wan i wan!! how much did u spend all?=)
4. Waifon | May 11th, 2006 at 1:21 am
Good grief you hot pau..you savour all these mouth watering AND fattening stuff, I wonder how do you stay slim and lean.haha..I’ve never tried anything banana exceot for banana split and pisang goreng. Didn’t know you’re a HUGE banana fan!
Oh..I was at CoffeeBean, KLCC on one odd Saturday and this barista belanja me one of the banana chocolate cake you mentioned. oh Lordy..that was a real torment alright. I didn’t really like it. AT ALL. and oh~Starbucks’ Strawberry..yumness!
5. Waifon | May 11th, 2006 at 1:22 am
btw..did you eat all this in only 2 weeks? man..you’re one crazy banana gone bonkers.
6. reallybites | May 11th, 2006 at 1:47 am
i dont like bananas.and the secret recipe’s banana chocolate cake is soooooooo overrated.the staff told me its one of their bestseller.
bah.
7. ArtificiallyVerbose | May 11th, 2006 at 2:09 am
meh… nothing beats warm choc cake at bakerzin. who needs bananas!
8. Calypso | May 11th, 2006 at 5:53 am
Ignore the banana hater…
9. Kaki Cucuk Langit | May 11th, 2006 at 8:51 am
damn lapar after reading this.
oits! not enuff information as in you didnt put the price tag for each items.
hungry. hungry. hungry. hungry. hungry. hungry.
10. Paul Tan | May 11th, 2006 at 10:33 am
obsession with phallic objects, you need to get laid.
11. Lynn | May 11th, 2006 at 11:08 am
omg. you just made my day! :D:D:D
12. entwined | May 11th, 2006 at 11:41 am
my first reaction was….er..oh. yucks…bananaaaas :- |
after reading the list, now it’s “i feel kinda sick from just reading about them bananas…”.
lol. not a huge fan. but i would love to try the banoffee! :)
as for pisang goreng, there’s this uncle who sells in front of 7-11 in Bangsar on weekends and near that famous char koay teow shop near Wisma Perdana HELP on weekdays. Wah..his pisang goreng is amazing! the texture of the bananas is all melty and gooey and the taste is sweet! it’s slightly more expensive (RM0.50/piece) but it’s so damn worth it! the only pisang goreng i’d eat, honestly.
13. eWe | May 11th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
I can envision it….”Su Ann’s Food corner” appearing on a local magazine….^_^
14. andrew | May 11th, 2006 at 12:16 pm
i’ll get you a bananas in pyjamas video for your brithday lunch.
15. turquoise | May 11th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
so yummmy !!! i love delicious by ms read. banoffee pie is a definite yum.
16. spiller | May 11th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
Bakerzin has another outlet in 1U, right?
By the way, no banana split?
17. ianfluenza | May 11th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Your post just reminded me of the banana deprivation I get here in Australia. The pisang plantations in Queensland were severely destroyed by nature’s forces. Hence the low supply of bananas and the high prices in the fruit grocers…
Any suggestions for alternative sources of fibre and potassium?
18. Moojik | May 11th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
My favourite is the number 4! But banana fritters with simple ol’ ice cream is just splendid…
19. kijal | May 11th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
too bad i just pop into tis pisang topic (my fave!) and i’m leaving d country esok. will sample it when i return…
20. ria | May 11th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
all i can say is YUM :D i told ya you can make money out of this!!!! :P
21. Kienkit | May 11th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Ahah, your post jus sent me to lunch. I think need to go try all that one of these days. Oh yeah, you cant have my Mogwai shirt, its one of my favorite shirt! :) But hey, you worth a big praise! I can hardly meet any girl that’s into Mogwai these days. You like Pink Floyd too right? Oh yeah, I know Mogwai is coming to Singapore this August and I’m pretty exited about it, but at the same time I heard news that say Coldplay is coming on July. I can only choose one :(
22. Jee | May 11th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
All these bananas in 2 weeks? Gosh you must really love bananas..
23. FuGZ | May 11th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
very nicely written. I realize that i no longer need to buy read up articles on food reviews. You just saved my bucks and effort to pick up a mag in a coffee parlour.
I could almost say i have almost NIL experience eating such cuisines or fancy decorated food that you review. But it’s always a nice read up.
24. Samantha | May 11th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
i love roti pisang and the banana chocolate cake @ West 57th Street, Zang Toi looks very delicious.especially the chocolate n the ice cream on…feeling kinda hungry now…
25. amanda | May 11th, 2006 at 6:42 pm
i dont know why. but i never really liked bananas and i still dont. i kind of taste like barf.
26. percy | May 11th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
hmm let me introduce my latest fav place to eat these day..
Name: Oasis Food & Beer Garden
Location: Lot 61-2 & 61-3, Jln Maarof Bangsar
and
Name: Sentul Park Koi Center
Location: Lot 269, Jalan Strachan, Off Jalan Ipoh
hope you can go there and try the food there…
27. michelle | May 11th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
urgh, i hate you pinkpau.. now i’m having v. bad cravings..
28. argee | May 11th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
heh, in phil. tradition we have these special banana (greenish bananas..not sure..hehe) where u can ’steam’ it…and then when it’s hot and nice….u take it out and then u can put butter (it melts nicely) with some sprinkles of sugar. that was the bomb =D
29. vvens | May 11th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
hey su ann, not afraid of being fat? hahahaha.
anyway, there is a restuarant in KLCC that sells GOOD pisang goreng! OMG. i mean real good you know!!! the come with the coconut and brown sugar. must try.
somewhere near Parkson on the first floor of KLCC.
uuh and i think i want to try the banana pizza! muahahahaha.
30. Ginny | May 11th, 2006 at 9:12 pm
HAHAH!! OMG!!! IM ON BANANA RAMPAGE ALSO!!! after last sunday i went to starbucks!! i had the banoffee pie there *VERY GOOD* ..their banana chocolate muffin *yummy* n the caramel banana frappacino* Dies* hahahah!!! all 3 in 1 shot.. nearly got sick but loved it all the same.. mwahahhahahah!!!
AND TERUK! so near my hse also din find me.. *aih aih* n didnt noe u came to leisure mall area @_@
and U HAVVVEE to try the roti pisang at the mamak opposite ians hse!! OMG! its like the best ive eaten but depends who makes it..
n yah..haha..domino’s banana pizza XD.. mwahahhahaha
31. justakid | May 11th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
pisang goreng :D :D :D i like. roti pisang! *drools!* and shit, banana choc cake!!!!
aarrrrgh i’m craving food rite now.
32. Colin Charles | May 11th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
wow. it all looks so yummy, and i am craving for any, if not bananas alone. however here we’ve got a banana shortage, and when we do find it, it may go for a little over $10/kg.
i haven’t sighted bananas in a while… boy do i miss bananas
33. Frank | May 12th, 2006 at 12:55 am
You’ve made me hungry..btw now I know where to look for Banana food when I’m in KL. Btw are u a Banana freak? haha jk. nice blog and interesting stuff=)
34. pinkpau | May 12th, 2006 at 3:05 am
bryan : hehe i trade you one of these for lorong selamat char kway teow ..
cK : aww there’s plenty of bananas all over the world :D
foreverjas : haha i dont have the exact figure .. but it’s not a lot of money
waifon : i’m not a HUGE banana fan, just an average fan who’s gone mad for the past few weeks .. haha i am a HUGE mango / peach fan though. and yes, less than 2 weeks actually :)
reallybites : aiya you never like any fruit wan =( and yea here in KL it’s their bestseller as well!
artificially : i’m still thinking about that yummy cake. yum.
calypso : yes maam
kakicucuklangit : okay lah, edit already!
paultan : that would explain the longing i feel in my loins everytime i go near KLCC =(
lynn : banana fans of the world, unite!
entwined : OH MAN! you just made me like the happiest person on earth …! ahaha one of my best friends keeps harping on about ‘pisang goreng at bangsar’ and how it’s the best she’s ever had, but she has no idea where the hell it is. NOW I KNOW. MUAHAHAHA. THANK YOU!!!! :D :D :D
ewe : oh wouldnt that be so nice!! *dreamy sigh*
andrew : those arent edible, dowan :(
turqoise : it is THE BEST !
spiller : ooh there is? i didnt know! and nope, no banana split .. :) the focus is more on the ice cream than the banana for that one..
ianfluenza : supplements at your friendly neighbourhood pharmacy .. :D or chemist, as you call it there
moojik : AGREED!
kijal : aiya everywhere in the world got bananas wan la :P
ria : no money pouring in yet ..!
kienkit : yes both mogwai and pink floyd and many more .. :) so which are you going to pick, coldplay or mogwai? i was hoping to catch coldplay in melbourne but their tickets sold out yonks ago. i am STILL waiting for ticketing details regarding coldplay in singapore!
jee : newfound love .. :D
fugz : arent those mags free??
samantha : you HAVE to try that banana choc cake!!
amanda : awww pity :( what fruits do you like then? i’ll review those the next time around .. :D
percy : ooh yeah oasis is a nice place :) have not been to the sentul park place though! will check it out next time i go to klpac
michelle : i hate myself too :( i get an instant banana craving everytime i look at this post. blah.
argee : hey my housemaid made that for me once!! and halo halo as well. haha
vvens : really?? what’s the name of the restaurant? its a cafe or wat? oh and yea u gotta try the pizza .. though i think the banana kaya is nicer!
ginny : believe me when i say once you try Delicious’ banoffee, you wont go back to starbucks .. :D starbucks punya too much caramel and cream. the mamak u speak of, its the one directly outside ian’s place right?
justakid : go eat!
colin : i’d DHL you some, but .. :D
frank : no not a banana freak! just going through a passing phase!
35. FuGZ | May 12th, 2006 at 6:41 am
yea they’re free in parlours. Just saying you saved my effort picking one up there.
and money, buying such magazines in stores.
36. Calypso | May 12th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Banana caramel waffle at marche
37. Ginny | May 12th, 2006 at 11:10 am
hahaa.. no lor.. nottoo much cream n caramel..mebbe they imporved it eidi..cuz that day i eat it was just right.. yupz..directly outside ians hse..
hmm..the bangsar 1.. there’s 1 more by the side of the main road 1.. behind telawi street sumwhere..at the housing areas.. so it could b tat 1 also cuz its
38. vvens | May 12th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
aiks. i cant remember the name. a cafe maybe. *_*
my last visit there was like last year. dont remember. ;p
39. entwined | May 12th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
you’re welcome! :)
40. pinkpau in kuching | May 13th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
fugz : oh, okay!
calypso : ooh wait, the marche’s in kl? (originally replied this saying next time i go to SG i’ll check it out. doh!)
ginny : haha it’s a fixed recipe that they mass produce, so i dont think they made changes. i had it some day in the past 2 weeks anyway, and i swear to you Delicious one is nicer! hey your comment kena chop! finish ur sentence :(
vvens : ahhh!! you must remember!! serve wht kinda food? is it an asian cafe?
entwined : hehehe :D
41. Cat-chan | May 13th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
Wow… you gone bananas girl? Just kidding… you know, if not for the fact that I’m currently on a sugar high from a friend’s birthday I’d end up with a pretty bad banana craving too. No nice banana goodies like that here, although we do get bananas every day in the hostel fruit bowl. Not even banana cake. >.
42. Calypso | May 13th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
doesn’t matter, its still yarmee wherever its served!
43. Max | May 14th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
It is only fair game that people have negative feedback, when you post your “lifestyle” publically.
44. Instant noodles, food blo&hellip | May 15th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
[...] Last week I read from pinkpau’s banana venture, and I thought of.. well why not someone continuously eating instant noodles for 2 weeks and share his/her top 10 instant noodles in the market. [...]
45. pinkpau | May 15th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
catchan : but you guys have good fish and chips :D
calypso : will go check out marche’s here, then!
max : that was hardly ‘feedback’ :) i welcome constructive feedback all the time. it’s the shallow and doltish remarks that i don’t. not to mention the groundless.
46. Max | May 16th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
Oh all right, my apologies. But thats the point, groundless, shallow and doltish –like the whole thing.
47. Cat-chan | May 24th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
We may have Fish and Chips here but you can’t have them for dessert and they taste nasty cold! >.
48. xanax&hellip | April 2nd, 2007 at 8:44 am
xanax…
news…
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total knee replacement surgery…
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50. wilson | January 3rd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
cheers for the bananassss list :D
51. :) | June 16th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
hey, u like bananas rite, u shd try this banana pancake from d’ canter damansara heights, i think its super yummy! :) but dont know if u’ll like it but worth a try!
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