Comments on: Grilled Saba Bananas

By: solraya

solraya — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:58:30 +0000

Have you tried eating the ripe saba bananas raw? Sweet, tender and you can taste the freshness too :)

By: k. ramos

k. ramos — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:16:28 +0000

We also grill saba like millet’s, and we call them ginanggang. Way better than maruya or fried saba! :D

By: Jona

Jona — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:48:13 +0000

My lolo had grilled saba without the peel for breakfast every day. I was young then, and thought it was too dry. Maybe I should try it with margarine and sugar as suggested, but I would love to try it grilled with the peel – seems to solve the dryness part and boiled banana.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:18:59 +0000

Grilled (naked) saba is standard Batangas-Mindoro merienda fare available both on the street and in homes. Manila girl, born and raised, that I am, it was a revelation to me, too. I like manibalang (half-ripe) best for grilling. Tastes like toasted marshmallows, only better. Mas nakakabusog. They squish it a bit before eating it, too.
My brother-in-law, a prominent Makati physician, also makes a mean “sinulbot”—not too ripe, peeled saba expertly cooked/coated in a brown sugar glaze with a hint of coconut cream. Heavenly!

By: izang

izang — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:05:16 +0000

we used to throw unhusked corn in the bonfire to grill them.the taste is so good and diffrent from the ones you can buy usually since i think they cook in their own juices ….haven’t tried saba though…..might do so this weekend….curious…curious…..

By: Kai

Kai — Wed, 17 May 2006 10:53:27 +0000

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 17 May 2006 03:01:44 +0000

YUM!! I love saba, and all kinds of bananas and Ive never tried it grilled. I will have to buy some for our next bbq swimming party. Thanks for the idea! :)

By: purplegirl

purplegirl — Wed, 17 May 2006 00:07:17 +0000

yup, saw them grilled saba bananas all over bangkok. but without the peel. boy, those were heavenly.

By: lorenzo

lorenzo — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:36:36 +0000

We don’t have Saba bananas in England – you lucky bastods. But i must try this with regular Cavendish types from the Caribbean countries — you have to work with what you’ve got.

By: iska

iska — Tue, 16 May 2006 07:35:30 +0000

the 1st time i tried grilled saba was about a couple of years ago.. in a brazilian restaurant here in beijing… nice!