Banana Variety with the best "Classic" Banana Flavor

andy17 · 07-08-2013, 07:18 PM

Hey guys,
I was just curious, does anyone know what variety has fruity, classic "banana" flavor? I've heard the Gros Michel was one of the best examples of this, but I wasn't sure if that was really the case or not. Are there any kind that any would recommend? Thanks!

sunfish · 07-08-2013, 07:35 PM

Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas not like apples ,strawberries,cantaloupe or peaches and cream with a hint of blueberry .

robguz24 · 07-08-2013, 08:46 PM

I'd say yes, Gros Michel. I've started eating my ripening bunch this week. From the scent alone upon peeling I thought that they really even smell like what you think of as banana smell and the taste was more like fake banana flavoring. For example, I recently bought some banana scented soap, and eating a GM today I thought it smelled a lot like the soap. I'm not planning on tasting the soap, however.

PR-Giants · 07-08-2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas not like apples ,strawberries,cantaloupe or peaches and cream with a hint of blueberry .

These Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas, are they rubbery, corky, or spongy and will they grow in the tropics?

Is this the correct Dole, ABB?

TARS 18250 - Musa hybr. - Dole - Belgium

sunfish · 07-08-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

These Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas, are they rubbery, corky, or spongy and will they grow in the tropics?

Is this the correct Dole, ABB?

TARS 18250 - Musa hybr. - Dole - Belgium

Not rubbery,corky or spongy yes they can be grown in the tropics

Nicolas Naranja · 07-08-2013, 09:39 PM

never having eaten gros michel, I can't speak to it's flavor. But, cavendish bananas taste like a banana. Their flavor matches the flavor used in many banana flavored items. Fhia 17 is much the same.

andy17 · 07-08-2013, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja

never having eaten gros michel, I can't speak to it's flavor. But, cavendish bananas taste like a banana. Their flavor matches the flavor used in many banana flavored items. Fhia 17 is much the same.

Thanks Nicolas I appreciate it! How did you like the FHIA-17? Would you say it's worth growing?

Nicolas Naranja · 07-09-2013, 08:08 AM

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Thanks Nicolas I appreciate it! How did you like the FHIA-17? Would you say it's worth growing?

It is a slow-grower and not tolerant of cold at all. After the freeze of Dec. 2010 I lost 100 of them and the ones that didn't get killed outright took a long time to send up new shoots. The fruit tastes like banana. I wouldn't grow it anywhere where freezes and frosts occur because you will not likely see fruit.

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robguz24 Rob Location: Kalapana, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Name: Rob Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,506 BananaBucks : 261,915 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,320 Times Was Thanked 4,961 Times in 1,080 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 204 Times	Re: Banana Variety with the best "Classic" Banana Flavor I'd say yes, Gros Michel. I've started eating my ripening bunch this week. From the scent alone upon peeling I thought that they really even smell like what you think of as banana smell and the taste was more like fake banana flavoring. For example, I recently bought some banana scented soap, and eating a GM today I thought it smelled a lot like the soap. I'm not planning on tasting the soap, however. __________________ My micro-farm Stay on my Big Island banana farm cottage

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