Banana roll

Banana roll

Origin
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Hong Kong
Details
Type	Pastry
Main ingredient(s)	Glutinous rice

Banana roll
Chinese	香蕉糕
Literal meaning	banana cake
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin xiang1 jiao1 gao1 Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping hoeng1 ziu1 gou1
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	香蕉卷
Literal meaning	banana roll
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin xiang1 jiao1 juan3 Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping hoeng1 ziu1 gyun2

Banana roll is a common Chinese pastry found in Hong Kong, and may occasionally be found in some overseas Chinatowns. The pastry is soft and made with glutinous rice. Ingredients may vary depending on where it is purchased. Each roll is a vanilla flavored circular tube, slightly bigger than an adult sized index finger, thus resembling banana. Sometimes it may have a cinnamon swirl filling. At other times it may have a filling that consists of a very ripe (but not rotten) banana diced finely. Occasionally the more traditional red bean paste may be used.

See also

• Black sesame roll
• Swiss roll
• Cinnamon roll