Vnsmkr
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Certainly no tropical fruit expert but we still have those small bananas here which are loaded with seeds. They arent as tasty to my pallet, but everyones is different eh.
I think the originals are smaller than the gros micheals....the seeded ones are about 1/2 that size
ttystikk
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There's a lot of us here.Got em from some ol crazy dude out in colorado
sandhill larry
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There are still hundreds, if not thousands of banana strains. Not all of them can be shipped to the states. My Tampa cousins grow some small back yard bananas that have lots of flavor.
bassman999
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I have just eaten Dole and the Plantains from the store in Cali, I have no idea of the strains.
Usually under-ripe and suffering from a rotten center.
Crap quality, dont taste sweet or flavorful till they are almost black on the skin
Usually under-ripe and suffering from a rotten center.
Crap quality, dont taste sweet or flavorful till they are almost black on the skin
Vnsmkr
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Yep thats all I had too until I moved to Asia...its really shit in comparison, well all the selections of fruits are!!!! everything only seasonal with jacked up prices....we get everything all year here except the sweet mangoes which are sort of seasonal
bassman999
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Here overcharged as you mentioned and pulled early to last till they get to US and sold, so like pulling your favorite 9 week strain at 6.5 weeks, but top shelf price haha
Vnsmkr
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And not only doing that but spraying shit on them to make them look good for much longer than they actually are.....fucking bullshit
bassman999
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Yeah hate the crap wax etc...
I wash my fruit and veg with dishsoap
ruby fruit
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Cavendish is the main variety we eat here...and lady fingers are the others
bassman999
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How do you now names?
Here we have 2 kinds Bananas and plantains, thats all they say
ruby fruit
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all I know is when I walk into the store theres Cavendish bananas for $1.99 kilo and lady finger bananas for $3.99 kilo as far as im concerned they are just yellow bananas
Bbcchance
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No worries bassman in the states we don't know varieties because we don't have any yet, but they are coming
http://www.saveur.com/article/Techniques/5-Banana-Varieties
Vnsmkr
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its because all the dumb ass trade pacts and BULLSHIT. Basically it boils down to money and fuckery
bassman999
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I hate fuckery!
Vnsmkr
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Yeah me too