How are banana chips made? are they fried?

Question

Me and my boyfriend cant agree. I say they are fried, he disagrees. Who is right?

Answer 1

You are both right, it depends on the company but they can made by both methods (drying or deep frying):

http://www.ehow.com/how_2183811_make-ban...

Answer 2

baked or dehydrated

Answer 3

They are usually dehydrated not fried. A banana has too much water in it to fry. :)

Answer 4

i believe your boyfriend is....i think most dried fruits and fruit chips of that sort use preservatives to help them dry and be crispy

Answer 5

they arent fried, they are dehydrated

Answer 6

dehydrated bananas

Answer 7

It depends on where you buy them.  Check the ingredients, they will most likely have a lot of preservatives if they are dehydrated.  

If the chips are imported, they might be fried.  I love banana chips from India, but they are fried in coconut oil.  But they also don't have tons of preservatives.

Answer 8

Dried bananas are chewy. The crunchy ones are fried.

Answer 9

This is the best answer from the expert in cooking it is FRIED... wanna the recipe

Answer 10

They aren't fried, they are just dehydrated.

Answer 11

They are dried.  They are put into a dehydrator and all the moisture is taken out of them.  When that happens..they then become a "chip".