View Full Version : How close do Manzano's and Brazillians in taste?
Julian
09-27-2012, 12:54 AM
Just wondering. I am growing both and I wondering if the overlap is too close to really necessitate the growing both varieties. I know what Brazilians taste like, but my Manzano's are a still very young and I am not sure if I have ever ate one.
hydroid
09-27-2012, 07:02 AM
My vote goes to Manzano and I found a noticable difference.
Bo
Abnshrek
09-27-2012, 08:57 AM
Now if there was a Comparison of D. Ladyfinger & SDC.. :^)
robguz24
09-27-2012, 02:14 PM
According to the Kepler & Rust book, Manzanos in Hawaii just don't taste as good as they do grown elsewhere. I have one growing too, still no flower. My plan is to wait and at least taste the fruit that I've grown to decide whether to keep it or not. I'm pretty sure I've had them accidentally when buying what I thought were Hawaiian Apples. Sometimes you get bananas that look like they're ripe but they have an awful, chalky texture, are astringent, and are so awful I have to throw out the rest. I'd know better now that you have to let them ripen much more than DBs. In the book, the authors take a pretty strong stand against them, and I believe mention that they are more disease prone than DBs. Taking their opinion and my own experience into account, I'd still rather at least wait and taste my own after being fully ripened.
venturabananas
09-27-2012, 03:22 PM
In short, they are not very similar in flavor. Which you prefer will depend on your tastes. I prefer Brazilian over Manzano.
momoese
09-27-2012, 04:44 PM
In short, they are not very similar in flavor. Which you prefer will depend on your tastes. I prefer Brazilian over Manzano.
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trebor
09-27-2012, 05:33 PM
Ive grown both and prefer Manzano.. Also I notice from having traded and sold pups for years that in some areas they taste much different. A remarkable difference. Also if someone is using Big Box Store fertilizer they seem to be kinda bland as do the other varieties grown using the same fertilizer .. I think compost / leaves / wood chips/ grass clippings make them taste better .. Plus I use seaweed tea on them also . I might be crazy but it sure seems to make a difference .. Oh and allow them to just start to turn the slightest bit yellow on the plant, usually at around 100 to 120 days .. OH YES then let them ripen.. I spray mine with water every few days ... ha ha ha Yes My Wife thinks Im crazy.. But when I peel one of my Manzanos the neighbors down the road can smell it .. Its like banana liquor
Julian
09-27-2012, 09:19 PM
Thank you all for your help. I was trying to make some room to plant some Mysore, but I guess I have to keep my Manzano and DB's for a while. Still want to try Mysore!
venturabananas
09-27-2012, 11:52 PM
Thank you all for your help. I was trying to make some room to plant some Mysore, but I guess I have to keep my Manzano and DB's for a while. Still want to try Mysore!
Mysore tastes better than both of them. No question for me.
momoese
09-28-2012, 12:00 AM
Mysore tastes better than both of them. No question for me.
Yes, not even comparable really.
Julian
09-28-2012, 12:16 AM
Yes, not even comparable really.
Darn it guys. I was really trying to find a reason not to buy a Mysore. Okay, I love DB, so I guess I am really going to love Mysore. Not comparable, so how does the taste differ? They are supposedly sub acidic also right?
venturabananas
09-28-2012, 12:24 AM
Mysore is more tart and delicious.
momoese
09-28-2012, 01:19 AM
Imagine the taste of the tropics.
Julian
09-28-2012, 02:51 AM
Tart, delicious, tropics. Too bad I have to wait for them to grow. Anyone wants to mail me a few hands for a fee. Would really appreciate it.:08:
Julian
09-28-2012, 11:28 PM
I picked up my Mysore today. :nanadrink:
caliboy1994
09-29-2012, 03:51 AM
It's a really pretty plant too. And vigorous.
Julian
09-29-2012, 04:12 AM
Seems to be very vigorous. The one that I bought was in a 5 inch pot and it had a pup. Two for one. Thank you for all of the info guys.
robguz24
09-30-2012, 02:14 AM
Julian, I'd only ever tasted one Mysore before today. There was a breadfruit and banana festival in Kona today, with many kinds of fruit for purchase, so I had 4 ripe Mysore. It will be interesting to see what you think since everyone loves them. I thought they were very good, but not as good as a DB, but the real test will be when my own finally fruit. Sort of like a more tart DB with the texture of a namwah.
NANAMAN
09-30-2012, 01:38 PM
I have grown all three , and Manzano has been my favorite, not only of these three varieties, but out of the 50+ varieties I've grown, except for Chini Champa!
The Manzano and Chini Champa are my two favorites, and it would be hard to pick which one I like the best.
When I hear someone say that Manzano is not at least one of their favorite bananas, I wonder if they have eaten the real Manzano, or are eating FHIA 18s, or another imposter.
Besides the subjectivity of taste, maybe the climate these varieties are grown in has the ability to change the taste so... much, that a real Manzano grown in California or Hawaii, tastes nothing like one grown here in South Florida. And maybe the reverse is also true because, the Dwarf Brazilians I grew wouldn't make my top 15 list for flavor!
This also has me wondering if the D Bs I grew were the same as what I hear discussed on this forum.
I also agree that Mysore is one of the best tasting bananas.
venturabananas
09-30-2012, 04:59 PM
Julian, I'd only ever tasted one Mysore before today. There was a breadfruit and banana festival in Kona today, with many kinds of fruit for purchase, so I had 4 ripe Mysore. It will be interesting to see what you think since everyone loves them. I thought they were very good, but not as good as a DB, but the real test will be when my own finally fruit. Sort of like a more tart DB with the texture of a namwah.
Rob, nice pictures from the festival. Thanks for those. I'm not making excuses for the Mysore you tasted, but they look a little too ripe for optimal flavor. When they start to get brown/black on the peels, they've passed their best, whereas Namwah and Manzano are just hitting their peak flavor. I also find that DB have passed their best at that point too.
venturabananas
09-30-2012, 05:05 PM
Besides the subjectivity of taste, maybe the climate these varieties are grown in has the ability to change the taste so... much, that a real Manzano grown in California or Hawaii, tastes nothing like one grown here in South Florida. And maybe the reverse is also true because, the Dwarf Brazilians I grew wouldn't make my top 15 list for flavor!
This also has me wondering if the D Bs I grew were the same as what I hear discussed on this forum.
I think climate probably really does make a difference. All the DB/Brazilian I've had in Hawaii were noticeably different from the ones I've had in CA. To me, the CA ones have less of an earthy flavor and more tartness. (Of course the soils and other things differ, so I don't really know the cause of the different tastes.)
robguz24
10-01-2012, 12:17 AM
Rob, nice pictures from the festival. Thanks for those. I'm not making excuses for the Mysore you tasted, but they look a little too ripe for optimal flavor. When they start to get brown/black on the peels, they've passed their best, whereas Namwah and Manzano are just hitting their peak flavor. I also find that DB have passed their best at that point too.
Yeah, the reason I had to eat them is because they were a bit smashed and open and ants were getting to them. Good to know for when I get my own to eat them prior to that stage!
Julian
10-01-2012, 04:40 AM
Julian, I'd only ever tasted one Mysore before today. There was a breadfruit and banana festival in Kona today, with many kinds of fruit for purchase, so I had 4 ripe Mysore. It will be interesting to see what you think since everyone loves them. I thought they were very good, but not as good as a DB, but the real test will be when my own finally fruit. Sort of like a more tart DB with the texture of a namwah.
Thank you. The waiting game is on. Can't wait.:waving:
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