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Saba banana

Saba banana is a starchy variety of banana. Cooks eat it raw or boil, simmer, or steam it.

  • Plant-based

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category
Fruit
Variety of
Banana
Part used
Fruit
Texture
Starchy
Cooked most in
Asia
Top country
Indonesia
Saba banana, whole

Photo: Firzafp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use Saba banana

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Boil simmer
  • Raw
  • Steam

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

  • Starchy

Around the world

Where Saba banana is cooked

4 dishes in the catalogue use Saba banana. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list Saba banana among their ingredients.

On the table

Dishes made with Saba banana

4 dishes in the catalogue use it.

  • Kuah beulangong

    Indonesia

  • Es Pisang Ijo

    Indonesia

  • Barongko pisang

    Indonesia

  • Lompong Sagu

    Indonesia

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include Saba banana.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: Saba banana in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: eggs, fish, milk, molluscs, sulphites, crustaceans.
Animal origin
No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Alcohol
None
Pork
None

Family

Related forms

A kind of
banana
A variety of
banana

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What Saba banana is called

Names in 15 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    sabá · plátano sabá

  • Italian

    Saba · banana saba

  • Chinese

    沙巴香蕉

  • Japanese

    サババナナ

  • Thai

    กล้วยหิน

  • Indonesian

    Pisang kepok

  • Malay

    pisang nipah · pisang abu · pisang saba · pisang sabah

  • Filipino

    saba

  • Hausa

    Ayaban Saba

  • Balinese

    Biu Gedang Saba

  • Bikol

    Saba

  • Cebuano

    sab·a · sab-a · sabʼa

Show all 15 languages

  • Pampanga

    saba

  • Sundanese

    Cau kepok

  • Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China)

    沙巴香蕉

  • Waray

    Saba

Sources and credits

Data

  • GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
  • Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
  • Wikimedia Commons: photos

Wikidata item: Q7395795

Photos

Photo: Firzafp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons