{{Short description|Filipino dessert}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox food | name = Ginataang saba | image = Pinakro (A Bicolano snack dish).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Pinakro/ Ginaatang saba | alternate_name = Ginataang saging, saba sa gata, sareala, pinakro | region = Philippines | national_cuisine = | creator = | course = | type = Snack | served = | main_ingredient = Saba banana, coconut milk | variations = | calories = | other = | similar_dish = ''binignit'', ''minatamis na saging'' }}
'''''Ginataang saba''''' is a Filipino dessert made from ripe saba or cardaba bananas stewed in sweetened coconut milk. It is traditionally eaten warm, but it can also be eaten chilled. It is a type of ginataan. It is also known as '''''saba sa gata''''', '''''ginataang saging''''', '''''sareala''''', among other names.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saba sa Gata / Saba Bananas Stewed in Coconut Milk |url=http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/saba-sa-gata-saba-bananas-stewed-in-coconut-milk |website=Market Manila |date=June 29, 2005 |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fried Bananas/Prito Saging |url=https://thehungrygiant.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/fried-bananasprito-saging/ |website=The Hungry Giant |date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Sago pearls are also commonly added to the dish, in which case it becomes '''''ginataang saging at sago'''''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ginataang Saging at Sago |url=https://www.yummy.ph/recipe/ginataang-saging-at-sago |website=Yummy.ph |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ginataang Saging at Sago |url=https://www.casabaluartefilipinorecipes.com/2019/07/ginataang-saging-at-sago.html |website=Casa Baluarte |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
It is also known as '''''pinakro''''' in the Bicol Region, although ''pinakro'' is more accurately a different dish that can also be made with breadfruit, cassava, and other starchy root crops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pinakro |url=http://www.pinoykitchenette.com/2011/10/pinakro.html |website=Pinoy Kitchenette |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Food}} * Saba con hielo * Minatamis na saging * Bilo-bilo * List of banana dishes
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{{Filipino cuisine}} {{Banana}}
Category:Banana desserts Category:Vegetarian dishes of the Philippines Category:Coconut desserts