Banana (Saging)  

A long, soft fruit with a peel, eaten ripe and sweet or cooked when green.  

  • Saging (SAH-ging) – The Filipino word for banana.  
  • Bananas are naturally sweet when ripe and starchy when green. The texture is soft, creamy, and easy to mash.  
  • Filipinos eat bananas fresh, fried (banana cue, turon), boiled, or mixed into desserts.  
  • Available year-round in the Philippines.  
  • Bananas are a great source of potassium, which keeps your heart and muscles strong.