Street Snacks
Banana Fritters
Beignets de Banane
Martinique
Banana fritters made with ripe local bananas; fried until crispy outside and soft inside; flavored with cinnamon and rum; an essential sweet treat during celebrations and family meals; the beignets de banane that are a Martinican sweet.
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What it is
A closer look at Banana Fritters.
Banana fritters made with ripe local bananas; fried until crispy outside and soft inside; flavored with cinnamon and rum; an essential sweet treat during celebrations and family meals; the beignets de banane that are a Martinican sweet.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Golden, crispy banana fritters; flavored with cinnamon and rum; the beignets de banane of Martinique; a celebration treat.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Banana Fritters.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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