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Old 01-07-2009, 11:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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We are in Europe and get tablegrapes from Nashik in India via the Mumbai-Rotterdam route which takes a little less than 3 weeks. That's not the problem, the problem is: QUALITY, ie no mechanical damage whatsoever, and right maturity.
Yes, 3 weeks is a very long time for bananas, unless they are picked unripe and then gassed at your end. Of course, this defeats the entire purpose of getting a great tasting banana. Specialty bananas are being grown on a small commercial scale in southern France, western Morocco, Israel, and possibly elsewhere near you but that is the extent of my knowledge.
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