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Bananaman88
01-12-2008, 09:36 AM
I've been eating some of my Orinocos that have gotten too ripe to cook and man are they great!!! I'm so gonna be hating life when I have to go back to the crappy store bought one's. These are the one's I posted a pic of in my gallery a few weeks ago sitting atop my fridge waiting to ripen.

I made some great tostones out of some of them the other night and they were great as well. I took some pics of them as they were cooking and my wife heard the camera go off and she said: "What was that sound?" When I told her you could tell she really thought I'd gone off the deep end. Maybe I have, so what?! :D I'll try to post the pics soon.

MediaHound
01-12-2008, 10:10 AM
:) congrats
Lets see the pics!

mskitty38583
01-12-2008, 10:15 AM
there is an awsome recipe in the recipe thread for nana smoothie, its from bikoro child. it is really good. congrats on your fruit!!!!

austinl01
01-12-2008, 12:28 PM
Congrats!!!

AnnaJW
01-13-2008, 12:57 AM
Congrats!!!!!

jellyfish_sky
01-13-2008, 02:50 AM
You're a lucky person!:banana_ba Congrats!

Taylor
01-13-2008, 11:19 AM
CONGRATS! I hope to feel your joy next year!

magicgreen
01-13-2008, 11:45 AM
:nanawhopp: Congratulations, And I hope to feel your excitement THIS SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:choochoo:

banana berserker
01-20-2008, 07:43 PM
really hope i have as much luck as you! congrats!

Bananaman88
01-23-2008, 06:21 PM
Just posted 2 pics of the tostones from my 'Orinoco'.

bluesky
06-15-2009, 08:02 PM
Mine are just starting to show a sign of yellowing...I cant wait much longer!!!!! lol

Bananaman88
06-16-2009, 11:52 AM
You'll love them! When they turn a nice yellow and they yield to pressure when you squeeze them a bit that's when they are ready.

bluesky
06-16-2009, 02:06 PM
Is there a plant food that could help my otehr nanas to produce fruit? Tomato Miracle Gro maybe? Also, could that help my tree with the nanas..to hurry them up?

conejov
06-16-2009, 03:35 PM
Congrats! Cant wait to get some of my own.

JuniPerez
05-19-2010, 09:30 AM
Silly question, but are Orinoco's a plantain or banana???? I've heard it's a plantain, but I've never seen anyone eat a raw ripe plantain... o_O
In PR we fry, roast, or bake green and ripe plantains (boil the green ones too).

Abnshrek
05-19-2010, 09:46 AM
Silly question, but are Orinoco's a plantain or banana???? I've heard it's a plantain, but I've never seen anyone eat a raw ripe plantain... o_O In PR we fry, roast, or bake green and ripe plantains (boil the green ones too).

Gabe wrote a while back on a different thread there's a difference between a plaintain and a cooking banana. I have no idea what can happen if you eat a plaintain raw & don't want to find out. I do know your not suppose to eat raw however. A cooking banana when ripe can be eaten. :^)

Bananaman88
05-19-2010, 10:34 AM
'Orinoco' is not a plantain. It can, however, be cooked when green and used like a plantain. As my original post mentioned, they are quite good as well when allowed to ripen well.

DaveE
05-19-2010, 12:36 PM
Congrats and thanks for posting! Orinoco is such a strong plant, I am glad to read that the fruit is good also!

Dave

Bananaman88
05-19-2010, 02:58 PM
Well, I like it. There may be others that are superior in taste but it's a good one for our area where we have to sometimes endure freezing temps.

Jack Daw
05-19-2010, 03:43 PM
Nice to see that people read also what was posted a long time ago. I missed this thread the first time I read the archive, but can clearly remember reading it in the second round.
:lurk:

island cassie
05-19-2010, 07:43 PM
Brent et all! The orinoco cultivars vary in flavour - but our tall Orinocos when ripened on the plant, are the best flavoured fruit we have tried and grown.

Our Dwarf Orinocos don't even come close in terms of quality and flavour - I am thinking of removing them!

When the fruit changes colour from yellow to orange, and feels soft to the squeeze, they are ready! Don't eat them before unless you are cooking them for tostones which they are very good for. I think this is the very best one for both cooking when green and delicious eating when ripe!

We have folks in queues for ripe Orinocos!

Jack Daw
05-20-2010, 05:14 AM
Brent et all! The orinoco cultivars vary in flavour - but our tall Orinocos when ripened on the plant, are the best flavoured fruit we have tried and grown.

Our Dwarf Orinocos don't even come close in terms of quality and flavour - I am thinking of removing them!
Why such bad luck with those Dwarfs? Do they have different requirements?
Too warm and humid for them in the tropics?

island cassie
05-20-2010, 11:45 AM
Jack - the dwarfs grow and fruit well, and are beautiful looking plants - but the fruit just doesn't taste as delicious as the tall ones. I am also getting short of space which is why I am looking at the plants I have critically, and seeing whether they justify their places. I find I am giving away large quantities of fruit that I don't really rate as good enough to eat myself - gave away a bunch of Saba yesterday that must have weighed over 100lbs - took 2 men to carry it. Haha! Just getting picky I guess!

Dalmatiansoap
05-20-2010, 12:40 PM
I find I am giving away large quantities of fruit that I don't really rate as good enough to eat myself - gave away a bunch of Saba yesterday that must have weighed over 100lbs - took 2 men to carry it. Haha!
What???:ha::ha::ha:
:nanadrink:

Jack Daw
05-20-2010, 02:11 PM
Jack - the dwarfs grow and fruit well, and are beautiful looking plants - but the fruit just doesn't taste as delicious as the tall ones. I am also getting short of space which is why I am looking at the plants I have critically, and seeing whether they justify their places. I find I am giving away large quantities of fruit that I don't really rate as good enough to eat myself - gave away a bunch of Saba yesterday that must have weighed over 100lbs - took 2 men to carry it. Haha! Just getting picky I guess!

What???:ha::ha::ha:
:nanadrink:
You know, Ante, when someone lives in the tropics.... :ha: ... he becomes picky really fast.

Jack Daw
05-20-2010, 02:12 PM
Jack - the dwarfs grow and fruit well, and are beautiful looking plants - but the fruit just doesn't taste as delicious as the tall ones. I am also getting short of space which is why I am looking at the plants I have critically, and seeing whether they justify their places. I find I am giving away large quantities of fruit that I don't really rate as good enough to eat myself - gave away a bunch of Saba yesterday that must have weighed over 100lbs - took 2 men to carry it. Haha! Just getting picky I guess!
Hm, any pics of your garden would be veeeeeeeeeeeeery much appreciated, Cassie. :)

What???:ha::ha::ha:
:nanadrink:
You know, Ante, when someone lives in the tropics.... :ha: ... he becomes picky really fast.

island cassie
05-20-2010, 09:46 PM
OK Jack - come daylight..... But we have just topdressed everywhere with 17 cubic meters of topsoil - so not looking it's best atm. Black dirt everywhere!!