Red Bananas - Page 2

momoese · 09-01-2010, 09:14 PM

Ripe Jamaican Reds. Definitely not a cooking banana.

sunfish · 09-01-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorSteve

Hey everyone I just bought some as well and was wondering what type they are. I called the company and she didn't know what type (no surprise there) but she said you eat them like a regular (dessert) banana and they are very sweet. She told me some people cook them but most eat them ripe.

I have mine in a bag with a hand of cavendish to speed up the ripening process.

I will post how they taste later it seems like they are taking a while to ripen.

The ones I bought took so long to ripen I forgot all about them.

Rmplmnz · 09-01-2010, 09:33 PM

Description from Going Bananas' web catalog:

DWARF & RED TALL - Known by many names in the world, (Cuban Red, Jamaican Red, Colorado, Indio, Macaboo) this very sweet lady finger fruit is most beautiful. It turns "sunset" colors when ripening from dark burgundy to orange, yellow-green and muted colors in between. The full bodied flavor and distinctive sweetness makes it worth the wait of 24 months or more to give fruit. The tall red, with a dark maroon pseudostem can grow 14-16 ft, the Dwarf version grows about 8-9 ft in our area.

The Red Tall and Dwarf Red are the same except for heights.

sunfish · 09-01-2010, 09:49 PM

Musa Dwarf Red - Bananas Wiki

DoctorSteve · 09-02-2010, 01:34 PM

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The ones I bought took so long to ripen I forgot all about them.

So you never ate them ripe?

sunfish · 09-02-2010, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorSteve

So you never ate them ripe?

I had a taste of one and it was very good. The others were spoiled or mealy.

DoctorSteve · 09-02-2010, 03:37 PM

That stinks, I hope I have better luck.

venturabananas · 02-10-2011, 03:23 AM

Our local Albertson's and Ralphs almost always carry them. Often they were picked too early and never ripen properly. Look for very plump ones and wait for them to get a bit soft and show hints of lighter colors (like they were turning yellow under the red). They are very tasty. They are more aromatic than Cavendish and have a nice, dense texture. Don't buy skinny hard ones that haven't filled out -- it's a waste of money. Like others said, definitely a dessert banana.

shilisha · 10-09-2012, 04:14 AM

How does it taste like?

williamraed · 01-11-2013, 02:32 AM

Sounds looking a very an awesome and testy, I have to say that the red banana has more beta carotene and vitamin C than the yellow banana varieties. One red banana gives 422 mg potassiam, 10 mg vitamin C, 3 g fiber, 105 calories, etc so we must have eat at least one read banana everyday.

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