Well, here’s a combo I never would’ve imagined! Have any of you world travelers had a chance to try this?
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It seems as if Swedes cook like stoned frat boys.
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I’d like to find flower that strong 
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I’d try the Flying Jacob, even though my first response was….NO way. Reminds of the odd ball 50s recipes like bananas and ham. I’m guessing the heat in the FJ balances the banana, and bacon too. I’d never try and make it.
This sounds horrifying.
Historically curry powder came to Germany through the city of Bremen (~150 years ago) and there is a history of curry dishes in Bremen which includes chicken-coconut and also chicken-banana curries. We have tried them (at home but also during visits) and they are what you would expect of relatively fruit-forward curry dishes but not overly sweet.
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I don’t really care for bananas unless they are a frozen dessert, or part of a frozen dessert, i.e. a sundae — certainly not in savory context.
No fruit in my curries, plz, even tho a late Irish buddy of ours used to add peaches to his chicken curry. It was … ok, but I would’ve preferred it sans pêches TBH.
I haven’t tried this Flying Jacob dish but I do really like jerk chicken with fried plantain!
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I was born in a banana republic 
- literally, and bananas were a staple. I love bananas, and had a flash of nostalgia when I visited some place in San Diego that had bananas growing, but I would not like them in a savory dish.
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My PIC loves them, too. Like, adores them over any other fruit, I think. Second favorite might be mangos. I should remind him to make that frozen banana dessert.
How about banana ketchup?
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Our son-in-law was born in the Philippines and likes banana ketchup, so I bought some Jufran just to try it. It tastes a lot like tomato ketchup, but is weirdly gelatinous.
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Good to know, thanks! I debated buying some for a recipe. Maybe I can get by with just adding a little bit of banana to regular ketchup for the marinade.
Jufran doesn’t really have any banana notes in it, but it does have a sweetness seems a little softer and not as strong compared to tomato ketchup. The recipe suggests just using tomato ketchup if you don’t have any banana ketchup without adding any banana. OTOH, if you buy some banana ketchup and find you don’t like the recipe enough to use the rest of the bottle, you can always use is on burgers or fries. I can distinguish between banana and tomato ketchup on sight, but if I were blindfolded and they were served with fries, I don’t know if I’d be able to tell them apart.
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I was not aware of it. This is the first time I’ve heard of it. I should try it.
