Jakarta - Crispy fried banana is often used as a culinary business that sells well, because it is favored by everyone from children to adults. Now there is a frozen fried banana version which is one of the frozen food options that can be served anytime. "Syamiya" is one of the most popular frozen fried banana brands in their hometown of Bandar Lampung, a business owned by Mulyadi Alkahfi and his wife since 2017. Mulyadi said that the recipe for this frozen fried banana snack was originally obtained from a teacher, but he developed it through continuous trials until he found the recipe for flour dough to the type of banana used and the right frying technique. "For the type of banana used, horn and kepok bananas and coincidentally the main raw material for bananas is quite a lot (in the Lampung region)," said Mulyadi Alkahfi when met by the media crew at the Lagawi Fest Exhibition at Kota Kasablanka Mall, in Jakarta, Thursday (02/06). He further said, the distinctive feature of Shamiya's frozen fried bananas is that fried bananas are usually sliced in the form of a fan but this is thinly sliced one by one which is fried half-cooked. "As for the taste, we only make the original, after that it depends on the consumer to serve it using the toppings they like," said Mulyadi Alkahfi. Regarding the storage method, it is quite easy to put it in the frezer which can last for 6 months. If you want to serve it, just fry it again. In terms of quality and taste, of course, it does not decrease because the ingredients used are always fresh and do not contain preservatives and other additives which are certainly safe for consumption. "Because this is fried food, of course, it does not affect the taste, just like other processed ingredients that are frozen," said Mulyadi Alkahfi. For orders outside the city for delivery, the product durability is only 1 travel day or 30 hours. "For delivery, we only serve 1 day until the Java region is still sent unless consumers bring their own during the one-day trip is still safe," he explained. The prices offered are very affordable starting from Rp25,000 to Rp100,000.
With the presence of Shamiya Frozen Fried Bananas at the Lagawi Fest exhibition, Mulyadi Alkahfi hopes that the Shamiya brand can be recognized more widely throughout Indonesia. Although many will follow in his footsteps for the frozen fried banana food business, he is not worried about competitors. "For me competitors are not an obstacle and become left behind, even we continue to be encouraged to be good," said Mulyadi Alkahfi. For him, he is still in the process of building a frozen fried banana business that started as a home industry with the desire to upgrade to a larger production house.(es)
Source: Mulyadi Alkahfi, Introduces Frozen Fried Banana Products at Lagawi Fest Exhibition