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Tog Tan
04-21-2009, 03:58 PM
Hey people remember the thread; http://www.bananas.org/f13/arm-leg-big-mike-gros-michel-7383.html ?

Haha! :ha: My hunch was right after all! The Pisang Moon is the real deal Gros Michel! I finally got to taste it.

Last week I gave a call to my Orang Asli friend, Ulang and asked him if the fruits are ready for harvesting and he told me the time is just right. I met up with him today and got a couple of bunches from him. I did an on-the-spot tasting and it was right on the dot. I have tried this cultivar sometime ago from some fruits my sis bought which is call Heong Nga Chiew in Chinese. It means Fragrant Elephant Tusk 'Naner. I have also tried the Thai equivalent, the Kluay Hom Thong which means Fragrant Gold 'Naner. They taste the the same. Since they were ripen, I had to scoff off as many as I can. But 3 did the trick and I was filled! :ha: I gave the rest away to friends.

The pix of the unripe fruit on the plant which I posted sometime ago.
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The bunch has 8 combs.
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Each hand/comb average 12-14 fruits. Big!
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16785><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16786 border=0></a>

My hand with fruit as comparison.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16785><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16785&size=1 border=0></a>

Dalmatiansoap
04-21-2009, 04:05 PM
Nice Tog. I belive that name Gros Michel stands for Big Michel (germ. groß-big), it does have a sence.
:woohoonaner:

Tog Tan
04-21-2009, 04:15 PM
Nice Tog. I belive that name Gros Michel stands for Big Michel (germ. groß-big), it does have a sence.
:woohoonaner:

Yup Ante. Aka Big Mike. No wonder people cannot forget the taste. It is very fragrant and it makes an absolutely great milk shake. So far all the 'naners I have tasted do not have its lingering fragrance.

lorax
04-21-2009, 04:19 PM
Gros Michel = Big Mike. It's a doble-entendre name.

Chironex
04-21-2009, 04:22 PM
Oui, c'est vrai.

Bob
04-22-2009, 04:37 AM
I'll be right over!!!:woohoonaner:

harveyc
04-22-2009, 06:23 AM
There you go rubbing something nice in our face again, Tog.

I can't believe you gave all of those away; don't you keep any bananas around the house for a snack? I guess it's different when you've got them growing all around you.

Cheers,

Harvey

Bananaman88
04-22-2009, 06:28 AM
Time to start exporting, Tog!

Tog Tan
04-22-2009, 10:05 AM
I can't believe you gave all of those away; don't you keep any bananas around the house for a snack? I guess it's different when you've got them growing all around you.

Cheers,

Harvey

The heat, the heat, Harv! My chap took it down just 4 days ago, green and rock hard. We are having a heat wave and heavy thunderstorms at the same time. So the heat managed to soften the whole bunch in those 4 days! He waited for me to come and take pix and as you can see some of them have fallen off. They were fed to the chickens.

The fruits were so filling I didn't want to waste them, so off to my friends. I kept a couple in the fridge though and they are holding well.