tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post6493485848923613554..comments2024-03-09T12:55:58.499+08:00Comments on My Nice Garden: Going Bananas TodayAutumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-32780156511265489982009-09-13T15:24:11.611+08:002009-09-13T15:24:11.611+08:00I really liked this post. My father was in the Air...I really liked this post. My father was in the Air Force so I was conceived, born and briefly lived in the Philippines. At least 50% of the photos from our backyard when I was little have my father's banana tree in them. Your photos reminded me of that. Funny though, I don't like bananas, except for plantain bananas.Jessica - Magical Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904593852245820885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-81975830289685110362009-09-09T08:47:56.444+08:002009-09-09T08:47:56.444+08:00Kanak and Thomas, thanks for the visit. Regarding ...Kanak and Thomas, thanks for the visit. Regarding the lemang recipe, do try out the link given at the bottom of my post. But I need to inform you that making lemang and rendang to go with it is quite a big job, maybe the whole day in the kitchen. You need a large charcoal pit. I guess that's the reason why many people prefer to buy it ready-made.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-49212699008047761692009-09-09T04:11:44.638+08:002009-09-09T04:11:44.638+08:00Lemang sounds a lot like a dessert/snack from Viet...Lemang sounds a lot like a dessert/snack from Vietnam. Oh, I love rendang! I know there are many versions of it but maybe you can post a recipe one of these days? :)Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-33771255229974221972009-09-08T16:53:31.755+08:002009-09-08T16:53:31.755+08:00I'm from banana country too so I understand ab...I'm from banana country too so I understand about you going bananas!:) Rice is also cooked in the way you mentioned. Not in other parts of India though, it's only in my region. Wonderful photos you've shown. The ornamental bananas look gorgeous! I'll check out the recipes...thanks for the links.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-84786978657889952552009-09-08T14:16:37.380+08:002009-09-08T14:16:37.380+08:00Stephanie, I really must practise some self-contro...Stephanie, I really must practise some self-control over the lemang, otherwise I will gain a lot of weight! They are cleverly using the word gold for a yellow banana flower. <br /><br />Kaija and Lillebeth, I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your nice comments.<br /><br />Rosey, I too experience repeated typo errors when typing the word banana quickly, I guess it has something to do with the finger movement, ha ha. I would definitely like to recommend lemang to any tourist or foreigner who visits Malaysia. However, it is usually only available during Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Hari Raya Aidil Adha seasons. <br /><br />Helen, lets sing the song together…., Ha, a Caribbean folk song, how nice. Thank you for your banana recipes. I find it very interesting and I think you are a great cook. I have included the link to the recipes in the main post. You can try other Malaysian dishes too. Lemang is difficult to cook without the bamboo because without it the rice won’t taste as delicious. Bamboo and young banana leaf is a must, no substitute.<br /><br />Bangchik, thank you for this ‘special information’. I learnt something new today.<br /><br />Joanne, you are right, this job of cooking lemang need some skills. Usually they will pour the ingredients into the bamboo, close-up the opening and then line them up for ‘firing’. This is a lucrative business. <br /><br />Tatyana and Kilauea Poetry, do try lemang when you visit Malaysia, Borneo or Indonesia during Hari Raya season. <br /><br />Frances, Yes, coconut milk is a must in rendang and lemang, otherwise it won’t taste as good. Thanks for the information about the use of banana peels. I also read that insides of banana skins can be used to polish shoes.<br /><br />James, actually banana is so much a part of our lives, talking about it is quite easy. I guess what I have written, you already know. And thanks for the information that banana flower and fruit only once. I don’t know this one.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-9285362939319578952009-09-08T10:49:51.777+08:002009-09-08T10:49:51.777+08:00wow.. you really went all the way to do a full res...wow.. you really went all the way to do a full research on a banana topic!<br /><br />Do you know that the banana family is the same with the heliconia - thats why the heliconia flower looks the same with the banana's.<br />And both only flower & fruit once in a main plant/tree.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-67900785048656657702009-09-08T05:43:07.897+08:002009-09-08T05:43:07.897+08:00Hi Autumn Belle, this was such a wonderful and edu...Hi Autumn Belle, this was such a wonderful and educational post about bananas. I know very little about the dishes you mention, but it seems coconut milk is a must! The banana leaf rolls are beautiful. I eat a banana every day for breakfast. The peels are very good for rose bushes and are an important ingredient in our compost bin. <br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-23121237454407374392009-09-08T04:20:34.745+08:002009-09-08T04:20:34.745+08:00I like your poem. This looks tasty. It also remind...I like your poem. This looks tasty. It also reminds me of a dish many Islanders enjoy over here (pateles)..it's made with pork and often hot chilies, olives and of course banana. I think the ornamental banana is lovely. Anyway..have a great day.Kilauea Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565265326716182821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-27629368818960230352009-09-08T00:42:58.198+08:002009-09-08T00:42:58.198+08:00Thanks for this interesting information! The pink ...Thanks for this interesting information! The pink banana flower is lovely!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-27320521182150796272009-09-07T22:37:12.162+08:002009-09-07T22:37:12.162+08:00Interesting post sounds a fiddly job lining the ba...Interesting post sounds a fiddly job lining the bamboo first before filling in order to charcoal but guess it must taste good or else people would not do it.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-32554556264835109632009-09-07T21:11:06.459+08:002009-09-07T21:11:06.459+08:00There is another specialty with banana. Right in t...There is another specialty with banana. Right in the middle of the stem, there is a soft white column which ends up as shoot at the top. Some area, folks take that for masak lemak and of course the plant has to be chopped first... ~ BANGCHIKBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-45014626363780444142009-09-07T20:16:47.417+08:002009-09-07T20:16:47.417+08:00Haha Autumn Belle I think that song originated in ...Haha Autumn Belle I think that song originated in the Caribbean it is a folk song. We all learnt it at school. I would love the recipes to the food you mentioned. In the Caribbean island we use the banana leaf to bake bread in out door ovens and it is delicious. We also use it in Grenada to cover the tops of pots cooking breadfruit with pork /or salt fish with okras, coconut milk and dumplings this dish is called oil down. I have to call my mum in the USA for the recipe. I made some banana nut muffins on saturday for some friends who came for breakfast. They were delicious. In Martinique there is a desert called coco banane and it is delicious.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-63911568943705845312009-09-07T19:44:04.908+08:002009-09-07T19:44:04.908+08:00Wonderful post about bananas! I did not know what ...Wonderful post about bananas! I did not know what a banana blossom looked like! And the word banana is really hard to type, by the way!<br />Those lemang looked pretty scrumptious, no wonder you craved them when you were pregant!<br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-1576585096276016492009-09-07T17:17:36.397+08:002009-09-07T17:17:36.397+08:00Thank you for a very fruitful (!) banan-lesson. So...Thank you for a very fruitful (!) banan-lesson. So much, not to say all, is so very different in your country and in mine, Sweden. Exiting!<br />And the answer is: Yes all the roses blooming at this piont smell.Lillebethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532999954011182690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-84264174711122942482009-09-07T15:02:17.060+08:002009-09-07T15:02:17.060+08:00Lovely banana-story! :) KaijaLovely banana-story! :) KaijaKaijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248112706079165883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-84113415303347609892009-09-07T14:48:16.626+08:002009-09-07T14:48:16.626+08:00Wow! great pictures and good plants. Those lemang ...Wow! great pictures and good plants. Those lemang and nasi lemak pictures are making me hungry. Btw, you were right about the little bird plant... it does has something to do with wealth. That's why they can sell expensively. Now I wonder if planting gold musa/banana has any meaning. Nonetheless, have a great day!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.com