Green Banana
Pronounced green bah-NAH-nah
Green banana is simply an unripe banana, cooked and eaten as a savoury starchy staple rather than as a sweet fruit. Boiled in its skin until firm and tender, a bit like a potato, it is a much loved part of Caribbean, especially Jamaican, cooking and one of the components of hard food, eaten with dishes like ackee and saltfish, brown stew and steamed fish.
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Also known as
- boiled green banana
- hard food
- green fig
How it is used
Boiled in its skin and served with ackee and saltfish as part of hard food.
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