Tags: Food.
Maruya (Tagalog: [mɐɾuˈjaʔ]) is a type of fritters from the Philippines usually made from bananas. It is prepared by coating thinly sliced and ‘fanned’ bananas in batter and deep frying them. They are then sprinkled with sugar and served with slices of jackfruit preserved in syrup.Maruya traditionally use a type of banana in the Philippines called Saba (A cooking banana also known as the Cardaba Banana).