Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Bananas, Part 1

by FERENC IVANICS
Bananas, they are well known around the globe so I don’t have to introduce them as I did with other strange fruits. But while—at least in Hungary—you won’t find but only one type of bananas in grocery stores, here it’s a different story. As we approach the real Central America, we stumble upon more and more banana-specialties. Bananas are cheap, they sell two kilos for a buck, so we can afford to try every single kind of it.


We always name them. That one is a “teat” variety, three peaces of this giant banana weight almost two pounds. Its flesh is yellowish-orange and it tastes sour-fruity but sweet at the same time.


On the next picture you can see the Mexican Puff Daddy. These bananas are shorter and fatter. This is one of the most exquisite bananas. When ripen, its skin often splits by itself.


And finally, that is the red banana. We haven’t tried it yet.

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