Gabe15

I just want to make clear to everyone here, that when you are out there reading documents and papers about bananas, when you see the term "edible", it will almost always mean a cultivated, parthenocarpic banana. It does not mean we don't think that seeded bananas are not important and cannot be eaten, it does not mean we think the Cavendish is the best banana in the world and all else are inferior, it does not mean we have any biases towards other cultures and what is thought of as useful or anything else. All it means is that it is a parthenocarpic (forming without pollination) banana.

I am a full hearted banana lover, I really love to see all of the different uses of all types of bananas by everyone who uses them. I'm not here to dictate whats right or wrong, what can be eaten and what cannot be (as I mentioned before, I agree with the fact that any banana, with any degree of seediness, can be eaten). I'm sure there are better terms that can be used to differentiate partenocarpic bananas from wild seeded congenors, however, they are rarely used and if you want to make sense of what you read in scientific journals, magazines, books or other documents on bananas, know that "edible" (in this context) simply means parthenocarpic, and nothing else.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.