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Pisang Ijo: The Green Banana Dessert

Pisang ijo (green banana) is the signature dessert of Makassar (Ujung Pandang), South Sulawesi — a whole banana (typically raja/Musa × paradisiaca cv.) wrapped in a thin layer of dyed-green rice flour dough, steamed until the wrapper is set, then served in sweet coconut milk (kuah santan), topped with syrup (sirop merah — a bright red rose or pandan syrup), crushed ice, and sometimes bubur sumsum (white rice flour porridge). The contrast: the bright green dough, the pale coconut milk, the shocking red syrup on top, and the cold from the ice — pisang ijo is as much a visual composition as a flavour experience.

Overview

Pisang Ijo — Makassar's Green-Wrapped Banana in Coconut Milk

Source

Indonesian Deep Extraction — Batch 14

Cross-Cuisine Parallels
  • Thai khao tom mat (banana wrapped in glutinous rice and steamed), Filipino ginataang saging (banana in coconut milk), Vietnamese chuối nếp nướng (grilled banana in glutinous rice), Malay bubur pisang
Pisang ijo (green banana) is the signature dessert of Makassar (Ujung Pandang), South Sulawesi — a whole banana (typically raja/Musa × paradisiaca cv.) wrapped in a thin layer of dyed-green rice flour dough, steamed until the wrapper is set, then served in sweet coconut milk (kuah santan), topped with syrup (sirop merah — a bright red rose or pandan syrup), crushed ice, and sometimes bubur sumsum (white rice flour porridge). The contrast: the bright green dough, the pale coconut milk, the shocking red syrup on top, and the cold from the ice — pisang ijo is as much a visual composition as a flavour experience. Cuisine Browse all Pisang ijo (green banana) is the signature dessert of Makassar (Ujung Pandang), South Sulawesi — a whole banana (typically raja/Musa × paradisiaca cv.) wrapped in a thin layer of dyed-green rice flour dough, steamed until the wrapper is set, then served in sweet coconut milk (kuah santan), topped with syrup (sirop merah — a bright red rose or pandan syrup), crushed ice, and sometimes bubur sumsum (white rice flour porridge). The contrast: the bright green dough, the pale coconut milk, the shocking red syrup on top, and the cold from the ice — pisang ijo is as much a visual composition as a flavour experience. techniques →
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