chong

i'm new to this website. it was interesting to read about the comments regarding the chiquita minis. here in seattle, these commonly are sold in asian supermarkets. they are lady finger type bananas. not the manzano or apple types. the lady finger types have very thin skins, while the manzanos have a thicker skin. the lady finger types that are sold here are very sweet, with no acid taste whatsoever. on the other hand, manzanos have some acid taste to them. i grew up in the land of a thousand banana varieties. we call the lady finger banana as "señorita".

this is definitely not a cavendish type. the chiquita minis, in addition to the thin skin, has shinier skins as well. the cavendish is very similar to the grocery variety with slightly thinner and a little more limp skin than the grocery type.

another thing, cavendish has white pulp, whereas, lady finger types, as in the minis, have very light creamy-salmon color pulp.

i am surprised about the talk about pesticide use by chiquita. i wonder if dole or del monte are in the same boat. the minis that we get here in seattle are usually from these latter two. they are a lot sweeter than the thick skinned version. and cost 5 times as much.