When I was growing up in Penang, my mum would make cucur kodok pisang (banana fritters) for my father as a snack. I would help her out in the kitchen and there would be the usual squabbles between mother and daughter as she would complain that I got in her way. By the time I was my teens, I could make this on my own. These days, when I make this banana snack for my own children, it brings back fond memories of the times I shared with my mum in the kitchen.
Funny story. One time when a schoolmate dropped in to visit back in the day, mum made some cucur kodok pisang for us. In Penang, they call this kuih kodok. My friend refused to eat this as she was horrified at the thought that we were eating actual kodok (toads in Malay)!
