The Day Giant Green Fingers Knocked on Our Door
By solxee
@sol_cee (38532)
Philippines
January 26, 2026 7:30pm CST
So a neighbor knocked and asked if we wanted to buy this bunch of giant green fingers.
My eyes literally popped - these monsters must’ve weighed like 4 kg!
My inner thrifty (is that even a word?) kicked in and I wanted to haggle, but my husband stepped in and paid Php 105, roughly US $1.80. There goes my negotiating career. 
They’re as green as the Wicked Witch, so clearly not ripe yet. Reminds me of Mom (bless her soul), who used to boil these and eat them with ginamos, a famously pungent fermented shrimp paste - not for the faint of heart.
Me? I like them ripe. Fry them with a little sugar and boom - happy tummy. Or turn them into minatamis, a sweet, syrupy treat that disappears fast. Or grill them, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with white sugar, and call it happiness.
But I’ve heard some people actually treat these as a vegetable and use them in savory dishes - think coconut-milk stews, hearty curries, or even sliced and tossed into stir-fries and fritters. Total identity crisis food.
So… any guesses what these giant green fingers are?
My eyes literally popped - these monsters must’ve weighed like 4 kg!
My inner thrifty (is that even a word?) kicked in and I wanted to haggle, but my husband stepped in and paid Php 105, roughly US $1.80. There goes my negotiating career.
They’re as green as the Wicked Witch, so clearly not ripe yet. Reminds me of Mom (bless her soul), who used to boil these and eat them with ginamos, a famously pungent fermented shrimp paste - not for the faint of heart.
Me? I like them ripe. Fry them with a little sugar and boom - happy tummy. Or turn them into minatamis, a sweet, syrupy treat that disappears fast. Or grill them, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with white sugar, and call it happiness.
But I’ve heard some people actually treat these as a vegetable and use them in savory dishes - think coconut-milk stews, hearty curries, or even sliced and tossed into stir-fries and fritters. Total identity crisis food.
So… any guesses what these giant green fingers are?12 people like this
13 responses
@LadyDuck (495549)
• Italy
29 Jan
@sol_cee - They looked small, so I thought they were bananas. We did not like Cayman at all and quit only after 4 days we were there.
Cayman local food is not different from Bahamas, conch stew, coconut shrimps, snapper fillets. I liked more the food in the Bahamas. Cayman people are the most unfriendly we met on the Islands.
Cayman local food is not different from Bahamas, conch stew, coconut shrimps, snapper fillets. I liked more the food in the Bahamas. Cayman people are the most unfriendly we met on the Islands.1 person likes this
@cuttyrish (3069)
• United States
3 Mar
Plaintain is still banana, or saba. My mother in law cooked nilagang baka, and she used that in the soup or sometimes you just fry them and caramelized with sugar, to make a banana cue
@toniganzon (74729)
• Philippines
27 Jan
I like them ripe as well and fry them. No sugar for me coz I find bananas sweet already. I love them super ripe and have them fried. Perfect for breakfast with hot chocolate.
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@toniganzon (74729)
• Philippines
30 Jan
@sol_cee I understand those who add sugar coz bananas can be bland especially when they're not ripe.
I'm just someone who never really like sweets. So even with "ibus" or what you call suman, I eat it as it is with no sugar.
@JESSY3236 (21725)
• United States
27 Jan
They are baby bananas. My mother had went to the store to get some groceries and she said the store only had baby bananas left. Ours haven't turned yellow yet.
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@sathviksouvik (22583)
•
27 Jan
this type of banana in bengal is called kanchkala
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