bananas Foster

noun bananas Fos·ter \-ˈfȯs-tər, -ˈfäs-\

Definition of BANANAS FOSTER

: a dessert of bananas flamed (as with rum) and served with ice cream

Richard Foster, friend of New Orleans restaurateur Owen E. Brennan, at whose restaurant the dish was first made

First Known Use: 1976

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