One
of the most popular Filipino "pasalubong"
(souvenir) items that even foreigners love is banana chips – also known as plantain
chips. They're sweet, crunchy and so addicting that I can even finish a
pack or two in just one sitting. However, it's a fact that most banana chips
sold in the market are not the healthiest snacks you can munch since they're
loaded with lots of sugar.
Fortunately,
there is a new local brand of banana chips that has no sugar added. You
might wonder, “how can banana chips become sweet without sugar?”. Banana Chief’s Giant Banana Chips made it
possible by deep frying giant saba in
coconut oil, giving the chips their natural sweet and nutty taste without the
addition of sugar. They also use high quality giant saba from Zamboanga which contributes to the bigger size of the
banana chips.
If
you get tired with plain old banana chips, Banana
Chief's came up with the following exciting flavors:
- Ripe - this variant doesn’t have any sugar glaze added, its sweetness is naturally derived from the ripeness of the bananas used in making the chips
- Salted - if you love potato chips, then you will definitely love this lightly salted banana chips made from unripe saba
- Pinoy BBQ - unripe saba chips with smoky BBQ flavor
- Milk Chocolate-Covered - sweet banana chips covered in Theo & Philo milk chocolate
- Dark Chocolate-Covered - bittersweet banana chips covered in Theo & Philo 65% dark chocolate
A
box of Banana Chief’s Giant Banana Chips
is sold in the price range of Php 195 to Php 330 (depending on the variant) and
can be bought from the following stores:
- Banana Chief’s Online Shop
- Friends and Family - High Street, BGC
- Go Lokal - Makati, NAIA Terminal 3 and Cebu
- Providore - SM Aura Taguig
- Real Food - BGC Taguig and Alabang
- The Green Company - San Juan and Pasig
- The Trading Post - One Bonifacio Mall (BGC)
- Vegan Grocer - BGC Taguig and Alabang
The
brand is also currently holding a crowdfunding campaign via The Spark Project to support the livelihood of our local Giant Saba farmers from Dipolog City,
Zamboanga del Norte. Moreover, for every Banana
Chief's Giant Banana Chips you buy, the more it will empower the lives of
our local farmers and their families. Imagine, you're not just eating banana
chips, you are also helping people :)
If
you are interested to support their crowdfunding project, just visit their official
campaign page. For a pledge (contribution) as low as Php
595, you will receive 1 box of Banana Chief's Giant Banana Chips (your
choice of flavor) + 1 Banana Chief laptop sticker as your reward. A
full list of their campaign rewards can also be found on their crowdfunding
page.
To
know more about Banana Chief's Giant
Banana Chips, you can follow them at the following social media channels:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BananaChiefsPH
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bananachiefsph/
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