InYourArea readers are sending us their favourite family recipes in droves and we just love reading them.
This week’s contribution is from 90-year-old John Howes who said he first assembled this recipe using an unusual combination when he was just a teenager. John, from West Bromwich, in the midlands, believes that people are a bit in awe of the fruit and cheese combination.
He said: “I first concocted this as a teenager – a long time ago – and have been eating it ever since. [People] don’t know what they are missing until they try it!”
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Now, we’re not ones to turn down a challenge like this, having never tried it before, our Insights Lead, Julia Brigui, couldn’t resist giving it a go. First here’s the super-simple recipe, and then we’ll tell you what she thought.
Ingredients
- 1 slice of toast
- 1 banana
- Butter
- Mature Cheese
Method
Step 1
Toast the bread and butter it.
Step 2
Peel the banana and slice it.
Step 3
Layer the banana on the toast covering it all over.
Step 4
Slice or grate the cheese and cover the banana.
Step 5
Pop it under a medium grill, let the cheese melt and brown over.
JOHN’S TOP TIP: Another way, you can forgo the toast. just peel the banana and carefully slice a ‘V’ out end to end, fill the ‘V’ with the cheese and grill as before.
So what was Julia’s verdict? She said: “I love bananas and I love cheese, but can honestly say I’ve never had them together. I completely get that sweet and sour can work, after all, banana is great with bacon and cheese is great with apple etc.
“However, I wasn’t sure about the combination of cheese with banana and was excited to give it a go.”
Julia added: “It was so easy to make and I already had the four ingredients in the kitchen. My daughter was a reluctant taste tester, but she gave it a go.
“After only one bite, she decided it wasn’t for her, but her only criticism was that it was ‘weird’. “I’m inclined to agree…
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