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Originally Posted by robguz24
The term ladyfinger is kind of a mess, and at least in Hawaii seems to be used for many unrelated types. It's sometimes generically used for any small fingered type, which can include Sucrier types. Where I live, the main TC supplier for the state sells a Lady Finger and a Dwarf Ladyfinger, both or which are slightly different, both cavendish types so really broadens "ladyfinger" here to be totally meaningless. When someone asks me if I sell "ladyfinger" they could mean anything. I sell the two types called ladyfinger as sold by the TC supplier, but tell my customers what they actually are and that they probably aren't the same as what they ate that someone else called ladyfinger, and that they're both below average.
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Hi Rob, glad for your input. It appears to me a very confusing issue. In essence, I/m hearing that Ladyfinger covers more than 1 variety which was created by whom. So when I ask for a ladyfinger from a seller, what am I actually getting, as from my understanding, even the seller may not know. Was this problem caused by a TC supplier? Isn't a dwarf brazilian a ladyfinger? Very confusing to me or I just may be dense.
Thanks Rob