Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster at Brennan's
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	New Orleans, Louisiana
Creator	Paul Blangé[1] Brennan's Restaurant 1951
Main ingredients	Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur.
Media: Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is a dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. The butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, and then alcohol is added and ignited. The bananas and sauce are then served over the ice cream. Preparation of the dish is often made into a tableside performance as a flambé.

History

The dish was created in 1951 by Paul Blangé at Brennan's in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2] At this time New Orleans was a major hub for the import of bananas from South America. It was named for Richard Foster, the chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission and a friend of restaurant owner Owen Brennan. It is still served at a number of restaurants in New Orleans and elsewhere.

• 

  Bananas Foster includes a flambé

• 

  Bananas Foster at Stanley's

See also

• Cherries Jubilee
• Crepes Suzette
• Cuisine of New Orleans
• Louisiana Creole cuisine

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bananas Foster.

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on Chocolate Bananas Foster

Bananas and plantains
Culinary usage	Banana beer Banana bread Banana cake Banana chips Banana cue Banana custard Banana flour Bananas Foster Banana fritter Banana ketchup Banana leaf Banana powder Banana pudding Banana split Banana wine Banania Bánh chuối Frozen banana Ginanggang Maruya Matoke Pisang goreng Tonto Turón
Related topics	Banana equivalent dose Banana paper Banana peel Banana plantation Bananadine BanLec List of banana and plantain diseases List of banana cultivars List of banana dishes
Category Production