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Hawaiian bananas are amazing
Posted on 8/2/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 8/2/22 at 9:09 am
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I went to Hawaii this summer and regrettably, I didn't try any bananas from all the road side stands / farms until past halfway through the trip. These half sized bananas were a real treat. I'm not a big fan of the bananas we get here, but wow, these were something else! Much sweeter and didn't have as strong of THAT banana taste. I'm assuming what I was eating were apple bananas. After I got home, I learned that there are around 10 different varieties of bananas there...I wish I would have sought them out while I was there...maybe next time.
I've found a similar variety of banana, called the "Thai banana", that's sold at the local Asian market. This is all I'll buy now as it is hard to go back.
Has anyone tried the other types of bananas there? How were they?
This post was edited on 8/2/22 at 9:12 am
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Posted on 8/2/22 at 9:43 am to SUB
That`s fricking bananas!
I never figured they tasted that much different. I`ve tried the organic ones and they tasted better to me than the cheapest ones in the store.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 9:52 am to SUB
The pineapples are amazing from what I hear too.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:09 am to SUB
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I'm assuming what I was eating were apple bananas.
On Maui they call all of those small bananas apple bananas. They might have different types or variances but they were all marketed as apple bananas.
This post was edited on 8/2/22 at 10:21 am
Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:17 am to dtett
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The pineapples are amazing from what I hear too.
For sure. Their mango was also some of the best I’ve had.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:23 am to SUB
quote:Interesting fact: they are all clones.
I'm not a big fan of the bananas we get here
Posted on 8/2/22 at 11:17 am to SUB
Yeah, once you go this direction, you can't go back to the generic Cavendish. Sweeter, more dense, and they last a lot longer too.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 11:33 am to dtett
Fun fact: Almost all pineapples grown in Hawaii are consumed in the islands. Also, Hawaiians salt their pineapple the way some people salt watermelon.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 1:34 pm to OldHickory
Any type of fruit is amazing in Hawaii
We ate fruit every morning for breakfast
We ate fruit every morning for breakfast
Posted on 8/2/22 at 2:24 pm to SUB
When in Maui I got a slice of pineapple with about anything I ordered. I ate it every time bc of how sweet and crisp they were.
I later learned that here in the states we get our pineapple mainly from Mexico.
It is shite in comparison.
I later learned that here in the states we get our pineapple mainly from Mexico.
It is shite in comparison.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 3:42 pm to SUB
Tons of fruit and vegetables for that matter don't have a shelf life and spoil very quickly once picked. Same thing here. Groceries can't hold them for 4-7 days for the time it takes to pick and logistically get them around.
South Florida has some fantastic fruit also, mangos especially.
South Florida has some fantastic fruit also, mangos especially.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 3:55 pm to baldona
It's also why lettuce is so much better in California than anywhere else by the time they ship it and sell it at stores
Posted on 8/2/22 at 4:40 pm to SUB
Apple bananas are amazing, I really like them when they are super ripe.
Also ate a blueish banana called an ice cream banana there. They tasted almost like vanilla
Also ate a blueish banana called an ice cream banana there. They tasted almost like vanilla
Posted on 8/2/22 at 4:43 pm to dtett
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The pineapples are amazing from what I hear too.
Can confirm
Posted on 8/2/22 at 5:35 pm to UltimaParadox
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I really like them when they are super ripe.
Damn right! They are best that way. Super creamy. They take longer to get a foul taste.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 6:01 pm to SUB
I remember my friend calling me from Hawaii after he went on the Dole Plantation Tour, telling me how amazing the pineapple was, one of the best things he ever tasted.
Posted on 8/2/22 at 6:05 pm to Mouth
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When in Maui I got a slice of pineapple with about anything I ordered. I ate it every time bc of how sweet and crisp they were.
I later learned that here in the states we get our pineapple mainly from Mexico.
It is shite in comparison.
Any pineapple is delicious if ripened properly, Mexican or otherwise.
The reason you probably don't like pineapple you eat state side as much is because it's rarely if ever ripe and here's why. They pick it green and pineapple stops ripening once picked.
Pineapple eaten where it's actually grown is like fruit candy. It's always ripe.
This post was edited on 8/2/22 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 8/4/22 at 10:29 am to SUB
I’ve been to Kenya several times doing medical mission work, and bananas there look very similar. Very delicious , great texture. Mangos too
Posted on 8/5/22 at 12:30 am to SUB
It’s because they are vine ripened and not transported halfway around the globe
Posted on 8/5/22 at 2:25 am to SUB
I’m in Maui right now. Those “apple bananas” as they call them are the shite. Pineapple too
My dad is a banana expert and gets them from all over. He loves these
My dad is a banana expert and gets them from all over. He loves these
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