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From which country do banana chips come from?
Banana and PlantainBanana is the common name for an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Musa. The fruit is variable in size, color and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be yellow, purple or red when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic (seedless) bananas come from two wild species - Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, and Musa × paradisiaca for the hybrid Musa acuminata × balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific name Musa sapientumis no longer used.Musa species are native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. They are grown in at least 107 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine and as ornamental plants.In popular culture and commerce, "banana" usually refers to soft, sweet, dessert bananas, particularly those of the Cavendish group, which are the main exports from banana-growing countries. By contrast, Musa cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called plantains or "cooking bananas". The distinction is somewhat arbitrary and the terms "plantain" and "banana" are sometimes used interchangeably.The term "banana" is also used as the common name for the plants which produce the fruit. This can extend to other members of the genus Musa like the scarlet banana (Musa coccinea), pink banana (Musa velutina) and the fe'i bananas (e.g. karat). It can also refer to members of the genus Ensete,like the snow banana (Ensete glaucum) and the economically important false banana (Ensete ventricosum). Both genera are classified under the banana family, Musaceae.Note: The banana plant is not a tree. It is actually the world's largest herb!Origin of BananasThe true origin of Bananas is found in the region of Malaysia. By way of curious visitors, bananas traveled from there to India where they are mentioned in the Buddhist Pali writings dating back to the 6th century BCE. In his campaign in India in 327 BCE, Alexander the Great relished his first taste of the banana, an usual fruit he saw growing on tall trees. He is even credited with bringing the banana from India to the Western world. According to Chinese historian Yang Fu, China was tending plantations of bananas in 200 CE. These bananas grew only in the southern region of China and were considered exotic, rare fruits that never became popular with the Chinese masses until the 20th century.Eventually, this tropical fruit reached Madagascar, an island off the southeastern coast of Africa. Beginning in 650 CE Islamic warriors traveled into Africa and were actively engaged in the slave trade. Along with the thriving business in slave trading, the Arabs were successful in trading ivory along with abundant crops of bananas. Through their numerous travels westward via the slave trade, bananas eventually reached Guinea, a small area along the West Coast of Africa. By 1402 Portuguese sailors discovered the luscious tropical fruit in their travels to the African continent and populated the Canary lslands with their first banana plantations. Continuing the banana's travels westward, the rootstocks were packed onto a ship under the charge of Tomas de Berlanga, a Portuguese Franciscan monk who brought them to the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo from the Canary Islands in the year 1516. It wasn't long before the banana became popular throughout the Caribbean as well as Central America. Arabian slave traders are credited with giving the banana its popular name. The bananas that were growing in Africa as well as Southeast Asia were not the eight-to-twelve-inch giants that have become familiar in the U.S. supermarkets today. They were small, about as long as a man's finger. Ergo the name banan, Arabic for finger. The Spaniards, who saw a similarity to the plane tree that grows in Spain, gave the plantain its Spanish name, platano.What is a Plantain?Plantains are a member of the banana family. They are a starchy, low in sugar variety that is cooked before serving as it is unsuitable raw. It is used in many savory dishes somewhat like a potato would be used and is very popular in South India (Kerala), Western Africa and the Caribbean countries. It is usually fried or baked.Plantains are native to India and are grown most widely in tropical climates. Some varieties of Kerala plantains are around 18 inches long! Plantains are sometimes referred to as the pasta and potatoes of the Caribbean. Sold in the fresh produce section of the supermarket, they usually resemble green bananas but ripe plantains may be black in color. This vegetable-banana can be eaten and tastes different at every stage of development. The interior color of the fruit will remain creamy, yellowish or lightly pink. When the peel is green to yellow, the flavor of the flesh is bland and its texture is starchy. As the peel changes to brown or black, it has a sweeter flavor and more of a banana aroma, but still keeps a firm shape when cooked.Kerala Etthaka (Plantain) ChipsEtthaka Chips fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with salt, called upperi or kaiya varuthathu are a popular snack in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. They are an important item in Sadya, a vegetarian feast prepared during festive occasions. The chips are typically labeled "plantain chips" when they are made of green plantains that taste starchy, like potato chips.Where did the Malaysian banana / plantain chips originate from?Malaysian banana chips along with cassava (tapioca) yam and breadfruit chips have become a thriving small business among the local Malays in places like Kelang, Port Kelang and Banting areas in Selangor, Malaysia.Originally, the Etthaka (plantain) plants were introduced to the area by Indian planting supervisors from Kerala who worked in the British-owned rubber and oil palm estates. The Local Malay and Javanese got the saplings from the Indians and planted them in their gardens. The Indian planting supervisors (conductors) and managers were mostly Syrian Christian Malayalees from central Kerala (old Travancore). Their wives taught their local Malay and Tamil maids to cook these chips the way it was done in Kerala. The notion that these chips are an original Malaysian invention is untrue.Kerala Etthaka plants are known to have even been taken to Sumatra and Java by from the Kelang region and planted there.How were bananas introduced to Australia?The earliest recorded appearance of bananas in Australia was in the early to mid 1800s when Chinese migrants brought plants with them from their home provinces to begin life in Australia in Carnarvon, Western Australia.JI+
What country did plantain come from?
The plantain (pronounced [plæntɪn] or [plæntɛɪn][1]) is a species of the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes called the dessert banana).Plantains tend to be firmer and lower in sugar content than dessert bananas and are used either when green or under-ripe (and therefore starchy) or overripe (and therefore sweet). Plantains are a staple food in the tropical regions of the world, treated in much the same way as potatoes and with a similar neutral flavour and texture when unripe.They are grown as far north as Florida, the Caribbean and Central America, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Africa, and southern Japan or Taiwan and as far south as KwaZulu-Natal and southern Brazil. The largest exporter of plantains to the United States is Colombia.Also part of staple diet in West Africa, especially in Ghana, Nigeria, & cameroonReference and more info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantain
What are 3 main physical features of Malaysia?
Malaysia is hot and sunny. Malaysia is also a multicultural nation, with three main ethnic groups living in Malaysia - the Chinese, the Malays, and the Indians. Malaysia has oil, as well as large agricultural holdings.
What effect do landslides have?
Landslides are a major catastrophe the world as it is widespread andsignificant impact, including Malaysia. The effects of catastrophic landslides isdangerous to humans and to other living thingsFor example, the slope of the saturated with water to form debris flows or mudflows. Concentrated mixture of rock and mud may destroy the trees, houses, andcars and blocking the bridge. Mud mixed with river flow can cause devastatingflooding along the route.Similarly, the ice floes formed in the river caused by ice clogging the rivers andflows more slowly. However, it can produce enough energy to destroy the bridge. Icemay accumulate on the edge or on top of weak layers of snow or unstable causescrash occurred.Pyroclastic flows (pyroclastic) arising from dust debris of ash, poisonous gasand hot rock from volcanic eruptions that spread quickly to eat anything that traveledto the effects of destruction and death. Among the social effects that can be described as: 1. Economic Decline Landslides are certainly cause damage to property. This brings losses to theeconomy of a country. Economic rehabilitation is also needed in the area that hasexperienced a landslide. This would cost a lot and some of the offending countryeconomy.Example:1. A average, these landslides caused loss of $ 1-2 billion U.S. dollars and 25disaster in the United States each year.2. At Utah, U.S., in 1983, the total cost to repair the landslide area of 500 milliondollars and it is financing the cost of the most expensive landslide in U.S.history3. Loss due to landslides in the United States is estimated at 1.5 billion dollarsannually.4. Earthquake the earth Loma Prieta in October 1989 caused thousands of landslides covering an area of 5400 square feet. Causing losses of at least $10 million dollars 2 . Damage To Infrastructure. Landslides can lead to damage to property resulting from the force flow or mud.Infrastructure land such as buildings, roads, places of leisure and so on can bedestroyed by the landslide occurred.Example:1. Destruction a building and placement.2. Land massive collapse can cause the destruction of a city.3. Damage to roads4. Affect communication system of roads and communication systems.Loma prieta5. Earthquake the earth in October 1989 resulted in tens of thousands of experienced landslides with an area up to 5400 square feet. Cause affectedroad communication system, property damage and destruction of homes.6. At Alpine Valley, as a result of the City causing damage to the bridge flows asa result of the power flow.7. Slip Estate Park Hill View occur on 20 Nov 2002 destroyed a bungalow.8. May 15, 1999, thousands of residents in housing estates and the InternationalBukit Wangsa Ukay in Jalan Hulu Klang trapped when a landslide occurred inthe 100 meter event 5:20 am that closed the only road out into theneighborhood 3. Loss Of Life. Loss of life is a dangerous effect upon the occurrence of a landslide and it isdifficult to avoid. Many lives will be lost upon the occurrence of landslidesExample:1. Landslide Estate Park Hill View occur on 20 November 2002 destroyed ahouse killing eight bungalows and family life.2. Landslide in Highland Tower, Ulu Kelang cause of 48 people were killed andmany injured.3. Landslide in Wales in the UK involves the rotation of the fine debris thatoccurs on hill slopes have been destroys a school causing 144 people werekilled, including 116 school children involved, aged 7 to 10 years 4 . Changes In The Surface Landscape. Landslide causes significant changes in the landscape of the earth's surface.Pile of soil and mud from the landslide activity caused the high ground may be flatand settling sediment can become thick very quickly. Consequently, dam rivers or lakes become more shallow to hold a lot of water. Water level becomes higher andthe ground becomes waterlogged areas.Landslides can also cause soil or rock slope becomes increasingly steep andunstable.
