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Bananas Foster

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Bananas Foster is an American dessert of bananas cooked in a sauce of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum and banana liqueur, which is set alight in a tableside flambe and served over vanilla ice cream, often with whipped cream and nuts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1951 1
Origin Region
United States 2
FAQs

Who is Bananas Foster named after?

According to Brennan's New Orleans, the dish was named for Richard Foster, a friend of Owen Brennan and the chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission, on which Brennan served.
Connections

In Cuisine

American Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Banana, Ingredients
Source Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)
Brown Sugar, Ingredients
Source Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)
Butter, Ingredients
Source Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)
Cinnamon, Ingredients
Source Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)
Vanilla, Ingredients
Source Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Bananas Foster (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: year
    1951
  • Introduction
    Bananas Foster is an American dessert made from bananas, 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 often served over vanilla ice cream.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananas_Foster (dietary-suitability)
    Bananas Foster is an American dessert made from bananas, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.
  • Uses Ingredient: Cinnamon, Infobox main_ingredient field: Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
  • Uses Ingredient: Banana, Infobox main_ingredient field: Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
  • Uses Ingredient: Vanilla, Infobox main_ingredient field: Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
  • Uses Ingredient: Butter, Infobox main_ingredient field: Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
  • Uses Ingredient: Brown Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Bananas, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, banana liqueur
  • In Cuisine: American Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Bananas Foster is an American dessert made from bananas, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.
  • In Group: North American Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes, lead paragraph
    Bananas Foster is an American dessert made from bananas, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.
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2. Bananas Foster (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): United States
Quote, P495 (country of origin): United States
United States
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