bananas Foster

noun

A dessert made of sliced bananas which are sautéed in rum, brown sugar, and banana liqueur. Served with ice cream and often flambéed at the table.

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Meanings

nounbananas Foster pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA dessert made of sliced bananas which are sautéed in rum, brown sugar, and banana liqueur. Served with ice cream and often flambéed at the table.

Origin

The dish was created in 1951 by Paul Blangé at Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, and named for Richard Foster, a friend of Owen Brennan's who was then New Orleans Crime Commission chairman.

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bananas Foster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bananas%20Foster

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“bananas Foster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bananas%20Foster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bananas Foster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bananas%20Foster.

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