The Old Folks Home

[ozexpat]

these are amas (mas in indonesia) bananas.

they are very thin skinned and very creamy in texture.

in bali they are so revered that they are offered to the gods.

this is a cavendish

the fruit that is ripened off the tree is much richer than the mass produced shipped green then gassed with ethylene variety we buy in safeway

 

[Arielle]

I don't eat bananas anymore, but I sure would try an amas!!

Off to go plant some corn. Gotta start somewhere.

 

[pickitfarm]

Lot to be said for the local plants that have adapted to the region already--

I wonder what cavendish banana tastes like? Years ago I watched a TV program, a short segment, on bananas in Californina and the number of varieties was staggering. I would like to have tried everyone. Bananas are like many other fruits and vegies, only the varieties selected for commercial use can withstand the rough handling necessary to get to market. THe more flavorful and delicate produce is limited to farm stands locally. I would so love to try 30 different banana flavors. Someday . . .

I wonder if you saw the same show I did. It was a farm I believe in S. Cal on the coast. They had talked about a banana that they grew that taste like creamsicles. I so wanted to taste that. My parents grow bananas in their yard in Ocala, FL. They are the finger bananas. Talk about messy trying to harvest them. They have a sap or liquid that comes out when you cut down the stalk that stains your clothes. Once you harvest bananas from a plant it will not produce more and I believe it dies. The cool thing is once you have a banana plant growing it will automatically start others around it. They have to cut them down because you can end up with a jungle of them.

 

[ozexpat]

Lady finger bananas have a similar texture to amas- just a little larger. We have 5 or 6 different types on our place but amas are best. Street vendors sell bananaque - three amas bananas on a skewer cooked over charcoal then caramalized with brown sugar - delish. Almost worth the flight to the Philippines just for that snack

 

[pickitfarm]

Lady finger bananas have a similar texture to amas- just a little larger. We have 5 or 6 different types on our place but amas are best. Street vendors sell bananaque - three amas bananas on a skewer cooked over charcoal then caramalized with brown sugar - delish. Almost worth the flight to the Philippines just for that snack

Add some rum, and you have Banana Foster on a stick!....I can do that anytime.

 

[stonykill]

 

[ozexpat]

Add some rum, and you have Banana Foster on a stick!....I can do that anytime.

and the rum distilliary is on the drive home,

who is joining me in july?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

You guys are making me hungry.

 

[pickitfarm]

and the rum distilliary is on the drive home,

who is joining me in july?

If only......

 

[pickitfarm]

These are guys are some cutie patooties