Brazilian food question (JCCyC? Anyone?)

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This weekend, we went with my parents to Sal e Carvao, a churrascaria (sp?) in Illinois. For the uninitiated, this is a restaurant in which men wander the room, carrying meat on sticks, and they carve off slices or chunks for whoever wants. This particular restaurant had 14 different cuts of meat (and two days later, I'm still feeling kinda gross), plus a salad/side bar, and mashed potatoes and fried bananas on the side. Not veggie-friendly, to say the least, but it's good for people on Atkins or South Beach, if they pass on the sides and stick to the meat and salad.

It's the fried bananas I'm wondering about -- is this actual Brazilian food, or an American bastardization? These were bananas, not plantains, that were dipped in a slightly sweet batter and deep fried until the insides were almost creamy. If this is actually Brazilian food, got a recipe?

Needless to say, I ate way too many fried bananas. But I still want to make them sometime.