In the world there are more than 40 types of bananas -small and round, long and straight. The cultivation of bananas was done by ancient Egyptians, they believed that this fruit has healing properties, so they wrote several detailed instructions in Thebes for bananas for their descendants. In the Asian countries, bananas were a sacred plant, even the Indian pagodas resembled bananas in shape. It is believed that a banana is a fruit and grows on a tree, but this is misleading. Banana is a plant, its stem sometimes reaches 10 m in height and can fit 300 fruits on itself.
Many do not know that bananas are not onlyyellow and green, but also red, black and gold - because of the tender pulp such varieties of bananas quickly deteriorate and do not tolerate long-distance transportation. Multicolored fruits grow only on the Seishil skeletons on the island of Mao. For the Seychelles peoples, these plants are not a rarity for them bananas, as potatoes for Russian residents. In Cuba, for example, fried bananas, bananas are used for food, in Venezuela - banana rice with parsley and pepper, Africans make from them an omelet, add to the porridge and tomato soup - a very unusual taste.
In Uganda, beer lovers can tryexotic banana beer. Indian people wrap tobacco in the skin of a banana. In Russia bananas are also fond of, but prefer to eat raw or add them to milkshakes. Bananas ripen from two to six months, but they are usually ripped unripe - green, because they better retain their useful properties and quickly sung in artificial conditions. Due to the large potassium content (300 mg), they have a beneficial effect on the heart muscle, reduce blood pressure, normalize metabolism, charge energy and increase hemoglobin. Raw and fried bananas are much more nutritious than potatoes.
From these sweet and fragrant fruits are obtainedamazing desserts, cocktails, exotic dishes, mashed potatoes. With the help of fruits you can save the figure and even lose a few pounds, because they reduce the feeling of hunger. Below, unusual recipes will be described, which will help to diversify the home menu and to please loved ones.
Here is the recipe for fried bananas:
This dish came to Russia from China, therein almost every restaurant fried bananas are served in the form of dessert. There, this dish is prepared much more difficult by a rather unusual technology, but we simplified the cooking process.
Composition:
bananas (quantity at discretion);
-cinnamon;
-semolina;
-butter;
-egg.
Each banana is cut into small circles,we put them in semolina, you can take flour. A dipped piece of dipped in an egg and immediately on the run with butter. Literally for 2 minutes on both sides and fried bananas are ready. Sprinkle on top of cinnamon and rum (liqueur) - lick your fingers.
Bananas as a garnish
-two bananas;
-coriander;
-bow;
- Red pepper;
-lemon juice;
-a little sugar;
-dill.
This garnish will suit any meat and fishdishes. Bananas cut into 4 parts, season with lemon juice, sugar, coriander and put on a frying pan, fried bananas sprinkled with red pepper, finely chopped onion and greens. The taste is very unusual and sharp.
Banana cocktail
This delicacy will appeal to both small and adult, its taste raises the mood and invigorates.
Per serving:
-banana;
-milk 250 gr .;
-frozen 50 g;
-baked black coffee 100 gr.
Mix all the ingredients in a blender until a uniform consistency is obtained - the dessert is ready for use. The proportions can be changed depending on the preferences.
Vitamin salad
This light, but at the same time nutritious salad is suitable for unloading days, will help to lose 1-2 kg and provide the body with a vitamin complex.
Composition:
-banana;
-mango;
-kiwi;
-lemon;
-fat yogurt.
Mango, banana and kiwi cut into cubes, sprinkle with lemon juice and season with yogurt. An excellent source of energy and vivacity for the whole day.
In fact, there are a lot of recipes from bananas - I recommend trying roasted bananas, which will help to supply the body with the necessary trace elements and bring pleasure.
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