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Yes, Filipino spaghetti is definitely intended to be sweet--it uses banana ketchup in the sauce. Bananas were used as a substitute for tomatoes due to the Phili
by kyllo 6y ago
Yes, Filipino spaghetti is definitely intended to be sweet--it uses banana ketchup in the sauce. Bananas were used as a substitute for tomatoes due to the Philippines' relative abundance of the former.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_ketchup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_ketchup
- stephenhuey 6y agoBanana ketchup usage for Filipino spaghetti came about during a tomato sauce shortage in the Second World War: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/filipino-cuisine-asian-fusion-180954947/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/filipino-cuisine...