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Brazilian - Notes on Banana Varieties in Hawaii
N. W. SIMMONDS -
Brazilian. An AB-type triploid; material introduced to the I.CT.A. in 1939 proved to be identical with a variety called Pome from the Canary Islands. The sometimes misshapen male bud with a few persistent bracts just above it is characteristic. The fruit is subacid and of poor quality; it has little to recommend it as a dessert banana (to a West Indian trained taste, at least), and its acceptance in Hawaii seems to be a good example of the power of need and habit in influencing the demands of a market. It is resistant to Panama disease and to leaf spot. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu...pdf?sequence=1 Full text of "Banana culture in Hawaii" Banana--Farmer's Bookshelf
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Re: Brazilian - Notes on Banana Varieties in Hawaii
Taste is taste and different people have different tastes. My Vietnamese neighbor hates bananas with any tartness. She doesn't like Brazilian or Mysore as a result. I prefer the bananas with a bit or tartness and so I think they're great and preferable to those without any.
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Re: Brazilian - Notes on Banana Varieties in Hawaii
I have to wonder if it also tastes quite different based on where it is grown. Kepler & Rust mention that they love Manzano in the Caribbean, but find it chalky and astringent in Hawaii. When I was in Brazil several months ago, in a few different parts of the country, the Brazilians were just ok, with an inferior texture and muted taste compared to those in Hawaii. The Manzano however, were much better than I've had in Hawaii.
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Re: Brazilian - Notes on Banana Varieties in Hawaii
Rob, I've wondered the same thing. For example, Dwarf Brazilian grown here in Ventura tastes better to me than those I've tasted in Hawaii and the Cook Islands -- more pineapple flavor and tartness and less earthiness. The Manzano I've had in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia were better than those I tried in Hawaii. I just harvested my first few fingers of Ventura-grown Manzano (which were starting to split). I am anxious for them to ripen to see how they taste when grown in my cool, dry climate.
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Re: Brazilian - Notes on Banana Varieties in Hawaii
Dude must have eaten his Pomes too early. If you eat them early like u can do with Cavs, then I can understand where they are coming from. Eat Dbs at their prime with some brown on them. That's how u do it.
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