Actual banana much smaller, very sweet.
Lim Kee uses only the diminutive cultivar known as raja or radja (S$1.20), a native of India now widely domesticated. There's a hint of lime in the crisp batter, added to freshen the fry oil (so saith the Makansutra). The same treatment is accorded cempedak fritters, too (S$1).
As for "Orchard": When urban redevelopment moved Singapore food vendors off the streets and into hawker centers, many proprietors branded themselves with the name of their better-known, outdoor location. Here the reference is to Orchard Road, now an upscale shopping district, even though the stall itself was on Somerset, one road to the south.
Lim Kee (Orchard) Banana Fritters
Maxwell Food Centre, stall 61, Singapore
(From a summer 2010 visit)
