Banana Flower “Puso ng Saging” Burger

Posted under Filipino Dishes, Snacks

Banana is a common crop in the country and can be planted even in your own backyard. Our family has a small banana plantation which produces banana just for personal consumptions but sometimes we sell it. One of the by-product of banana or plantain (now I know why Banana is called Platanos in Chavacano) is the flower. It’s edible and commonly used in Philippines for Paela, Kari-kari and other Pinoy dishes. When the banana fruit is approaching maturity, the flowers are cut out.  So, this banana flower will be our main ingredient today for our Banana Flower (Puso ng Saging) Burger, perfect for snack. I learned to cook this one when I was in level 5 in grade school.