Banana ketchup is a sweet, tangy Filipino condiment made mainly from mashed banana, sugar and spices, coloured red to resemble tomato ketchup. It was originally created as a tomato ketchup substitute during a wartime tomato shortage, and has remained a Filipino pantry staple ever since.
How to use it
FAQ
Does banana ketchup taste like banana?
Not strongly, the spices and sugar dominate, giving a flavour closer to a sweeter, milder tomato ketchup.
Is banana ketchup the same as tomato ketchup?
No, though they look similar and are used the same way, banana ketchup is sweeter and made from a completely different base.
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- Banana ketchup. The Filipino pantry staple condiment.
