This recipe is a great way to use up your overripe Bananas…
The exact origins of banana ketchup are unknown, but it’s popularly is said to have originated in World War II, when American soldiers brought tomato ketchup to the Philippines. Since tomatoes were hard to find at the time but bananas were plentiful, Filipino locals adapted it to a banana version.
That said, banana ketchup probably existed in some forms before World War II or at least, condiments that were similar enough to be considered a “proto-banana ketchup” but there’s no doubt that World War II was where banana ketchup took its modern form.
