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.
Pisang Ijo — Makassar's Green-Wrapped Banana in Coconut Milk
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