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Home » Fruit » Soft Fruit » Bananas » Banana Shoots

Banana Shoots

Banana shoots are green shoots that are the start of banana plants. They are cut just before they open up and start developing leaves.

They are sold fresh markets in South-East Asia; elsewhere, mostly canned in brine.

Cooking Tips

They are prepared as a vegetable.

Language Notes

In Malaysia, they are called “jantung pisang”; in the Philippines, “rabong”.

Other names

Scientific Name: Musa paradisiaca
French: Pousse de banane

This page first published: Mar 14, 2004 · Updated: Jun 19, 2018.

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