Pinaypay
{{Short description|Filipino banana fritters}}
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{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Pinaypay
| caption = Top: "fanned" style pinaypay
Middle: "mashed" style pinaypay
Bottom: kumbo
| alternate_name = Pinaypay, sinapot, baduya
| country = Philippines
| region = South Eastern Asia
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| type = Fritter
| served =
| main_ingredient = Bananas, batter (eggs and flour), white sugar
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Pinaypay ({{IPA|tl|pɪ.naɪ̯ˈpaɪ̯|lang}}) (literally "fanned" in Tagalog and Cebuano), also known as maruya, is a type of banana fritter from the Philippines. It is usually made from saba bananas. The most common variant is prepared by cutting bananas into thin slices on the sides and forming it into a fan-like shape (hence its name), and coating it in batter and deep frying them. They are then sprinkled with sugar.{{cite web |url=http://casaveneracion.com/maruya-saba-banana-fritters/ |title=Pinaypay(Saba banana fritters) |date=August 14, 2012 |publisher=Casa Veneracion |access-date=December 18, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/maruya-a-la-marketman
|title=Maruya a la Marketman |author=Marketman |date=August 20, 2005 |publisher=Market Manila |access-date=December 18, 2014}} Though not traditional, they may also be served with slices of jackfruit preserved in syrup or ice cream.{{cite web |url=http://www.filipino-food-recipes.com/maruyarecipe.html |title=Maruya Recipe - Banana Fritters |publisher=Filipino-food-recipes.com |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218042058/http://www.filipino-food-recipes.com/maruyarecipe.html |url-status=usurped }} Pinaypay are commonly sold as street food and food sellers at outdoor though they are also popular as home-made merienda snacks among Filipinos.
Variants
A variant of pinaypay may also use dessert bananas, which are usually just mashed before mixing them with batter.{{cite web
|url=http://www.ambitiouschef.com/2013/07/07/maruya-banana-fritters-recipe/
|title=Maruya (Banana Fritters) Recipe
|date=July 7, 2013
|publisher=Ambitious Chef
|access-date=December 18, 2014
}} They can also be made from sweet potatoes.{{cite web|url= http://www.travellious.com/know_your_food_philippines|title= Know Your Food: Philippines|publisher= Tavellious|access-date= December 27, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090212082436/http://travellious.com/know_your_food_philippines|archive-date= February 12, 2009|url-status= dead}} Among Muslim Filipinos, this version is known as jampok, and traditionally use mashed Latundan bananas.{{cite web |last1=Damo |first1=Ida |title=4 Must-Eat K'Gan Muslim Desserts |url=http://www.choosephilippines.com/eat/local-flavors/1495/kaagan-tribe-muslim-food-dessert-delights/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727003314/http://www.choosephilippines.com/eat/local-flavors/1495/kaagan-tribe-muslim-food-dessert-delights/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |website=Choose Philippines |access-date=December 10, 2018}}
In the Bicol Region, it is also known as sinapot or baduya in the Bikol languages. Although this version does not "fan" the bananas. They are instead simply sliced lengthwise before frying in batter.{{cite web
|url=http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/sinapot-baduya-battered-and-fried-bananas
|title=Sinapot / Baduya / Battered and Fried Bananas
|author=Marketman
|date=March 8, 2014
|publisher=Market Manila
|access-date=December 18, 2014
}} It is also known as kumbo in the Western Visayas region.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}
Bunwelos na saging
{{See also|Buñuelo|Cascaron}}
A similar dessert to pinaypay is bunwelos na saging, which is more accurately a type of buñuelo (Spanish-derived flour doughnuts). It has more flour mixture than maruya. It also uses mashed ripe saba bananas rather than dessert bananas. It is made by mixing the bananas in flour, egg, and sugar, and then deep frying the mixture as little balls.{{cite web |title=Bunwelos na Saging |url=http://www.pinoyhapagkainan.com/bunwelos-na-saging/ |website=Pinoy Hapagkainan |access-date=December 14, 2018}}{{cite news |title=Magluto Tayo |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/liwayway/20171113/281569471011165 |access-date=December 14, 2018 |work=Liwayway |date=November 13, 2017}}
See also
References
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