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Originally Posted by Chironex
Interesting, I never knew that.
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It is called "Sabang-dikit". We had three mats of these, plus 2 mats of regular Saba in our backyard at Fort McKinley (Fort Bonifacio) next to Forbes Park.
If you use Praying Hands in any recipe that calls for Saba, you will not know the difference. Banana chips, Pochero, Turon, BananaQue, Maruya, Inarnibal (sliced saba in brown sugar syrup - used in Halo-Halo[sort of a Smoothie Jamboree]), or just plain fried (Referred to as platano verde or platano maduro in Cuban Restaurants in South FL), etc. I mention the Cuban reference because I've had them when I was there for the four hurricanes in '04-'05. While they were great, I think the Saba version is still better.
They were served as a side dish in Cuban Restaurants. Only places that had great Lechon Asado were the Little Havana Restaurant chain. Havana Restaurant in West Palm Beach was good, too. But the Little Havana chain was a tad better and had a more festive atmosphere, esp. at night when they have a live band. Besides, they're the only ones that served "Hatuey" beer! Cuban beer made in Puerto Rico.