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Originally Posted by bananaT
Its very interesting that the "ice cream" banana got this reputation for being so crazy awesome. It taste like Ice cream!
When in fact it is a banana that is far from the best, and is not the most productive or easy. NOW HERE IS THE TRUTH!
The nam wah is THE TURE ICE CREAM! People just made the mistake of thinking the blue java is a nam wah.
Problem solved!
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I think you hit the nail on the head on this one! Online stores have convinced the general public that Namwah is Ice Cream. When grown well, I love Namwah!
The real deal Ice Cream is absolutely beautiful and before the fingers turn yellow, everyone (including myself) is amazed by the blue hue to the skin. For ornamental purposes alone, I'm keeping it.
But when it comes to actually eating the banana, I'm very suspicious of this being good quality compared to other varieties. So far, when I peel this banana, it's very stringy, and the "string" isn't really palatable, you don't want to eat it:
When it gets even more ripe, more of the peel sticks to the pulp, which is a PITA to remove. However, the flesh is really, really beautiful! Maybe there's a lot of visual deception going on here! I still haven't tasted it at peak ripeness, so I'll hold off further comments, but it's still tangy with very little sugar content a day after it turns yellow:
