Pisang Awak

Ali: Hi Encik, nampaknya pisang awak sudah masak, boleh saya beli?

Fruit Seller: -_-* Oi! Mau mati kah kamu... berani kamu ni'

A: ?_? eh... Mengapa Encik marah sangat. Pisang awak itu bukan untuk dijual ke?

FS: Cukup dah ni... kalau kamu tanya sekali lagi, aku akan belasah kamu

A: OK... OK... Rileks...

Ali walks over to Mr. Fruit seller and points at the box below him. On top of the box there is a sign with the word 'Pisang Awak' written on it.

FS: Oh itu pisang... lu cakap la awal awal...

*Pisang Awak

During lunch today i told my friends that there's a type of banana called 'Pisang Awak' and some of them tak percaya wor. After lunch, when we passed by this fruits stall at the LRT station, i quickly walked up to the lady and asked her whether they have pisang awak or not. She stared at me like this O_O and then let out a giggle before replying no... hmmph

So i've decided to write about pisang awak for this entry.

‘Pisang Awak’ is one of the hardiest and most widely distributed bananas worldwide. Over 70% of the bananas that are produced in Thailand are of this clone, and it has gained wide acceptance in East Africa due to its use as a beer banana and drought tolerance. In these and other areas, the clone is very susceptible to race 1. - taken from here

Beside pisang awak, there are other bananas that have peculiar names. For example:

Pisang Berangan - Dreaming Banana (a banana that dreams of becoming a banana)

Pisang Lilin - Candle Banana (use this when there's a black out)

Pisang Berlin - Berlin Banana (wah liao... this one from oversea... more krass)

Pisang Udang - Prawn Banana (a sea creature wanna-be banana)

Pisang Nangka - Jack fruit Banana (banana with identity crisis)

Pisang Raja - King Banana (the one that wants to rule them all)

Pisang Kepok - Rice bucket Banana (this banana likes rice)

Pisang William - William's Banana (hu hu hu hu... :P)

Pisang Tanduk - Horn(y) Banana (this one dem jia lat)

Pisang Susu - Milk Banana (calcium + potassium... good for health)

Pisang Putar - Spinning Banana (this is one headache banana)

Pisang Embun - Dew Banana (sounds so wrong in Cantonese :P)

Pisang Kari - Curry Banana (india mari mia)

Pisang Lidi - Coconut vein Banana (aka Anorexic banana)

Pisang Jari Buaya - Crocodile fingers Banana (this one bites... *chomp* *chomp*)

Pisang Batu - Rock Banana (a hardy banana)


Last but not least


Pisang Awak - Your Banana :P
Mau makan pisang awak?

p.s. read more about banana here