Pisang Ijo: The Green Banana Dessert
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Origin
Pisang ijo (green banana) is the signature dessert of Makassar (Ujung Pandang), South Sulawesi — a whole banana (typically raja/Musa × paradisiaca cv.) wrapped in a thin layer of dyed-green rice flour dough, steamed until the wrapper is set, then served in sweet coconut milk (kuah santan), topped with syrup (sirop merah — a bright red rose or pandan syrup), crushed ice, and sometimes bubur sumsum (white rice flour porridge). The contrast: the bright green dough, the pale coconut milk, the shocking red syrup on top, and the cold from the ice — pisang ijo is as much a visual composition as a flavour experience.
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Description
Pisang Ijo — Makassar's Green-Wrapped Banana in Coconut Milk
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The Thread
—Thai khao tom mat (banana wrapped in glutinous rice and steamed), Filipino ginataang saging (banana in coconut milk), Vietnamese chuối nếp nướng (grilled banana in glutinous rice), Malay bubur pisang
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Flavour Context
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