How many calories in pisang goreng
Two pieces of pisang goreng have about 305 kcal, mostly from the banana and the batter.
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Pisang goreng is banana dipped in batter and deep fried, sold hot from street carts and warungs across Indonesia. Sometimes with palm sugar, cheese or chocolate on top.
Two pieces are about 305 kcal, with 45 g of carbs and 13 g of fat. The banana brings the sugar, the frying brings the fat.
It's an afternoon snack with a kopi or a tea. The toppings at tourist cafes can easily double it.
Tips
- 1Have one piece and share the other.
- 2Skip the chocolate and cheese toppings, or pick just one.
- 3Pair it with a black coffee instead of a sweet iced drink.
Where it comes from
Fried banana in batter is eaten all over Southeast Asia and has no known inventor. Bananas are native to the region, but they were mostly eaten raw, and the habit of coating them in batter and frying them probably came with the Portuguese in the 1500s, who brought new ways with flour and frying. Goreng simply means fried in Indonesian and Malay.
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Questions
How many calories in one piece?
About 150 kcal, half of the 305 for two.
Is pisang goreng the same as a banana fritter?
Pretty much, yes. Same idea, Indonesian style.
Why is it higher than a banana?
The batter and the oil add most of the extra calories and the fat.
Is air fried pisang goreng lower in calories?
Yes, a fair bit. Most of the 13 g of fat in two pieces comes from the frying oil, so an air fried version keeps the banana and batter but loses much of that.
Which banana is used for pisang goreng?
In Indonesia it's usually pisang kepok or pisang raja, which stay firm when fried. A normal banana works too, it just goes softer.
