Today's journey through the world of bizarre Thai bread takes us to the local Yamazaki to visit our friend, Banana Ham Bun. Hey, there he is, say cheese!
As far as I can tell--and I actually tasted this one--Banana Ham Bun's only connection to banana is its shape. The inside is filled with a slice of luncheon meat ham, and the top coated with a generous layer of "cheese", as this close up reveals:
However, the thing that shocked me most about the Banana Ham Bun (other than the appalingly bad concept and lack of any banana flavour) was its greasiness. I normally try to handle these breads as little as possible, but in the course of actually consuming a small bit of this one, I actually had to touch it, and my fingers were almost instantly coated with gratuitous Banana Bun grease...