FHIA-17 Taste Report
 

TEXTURE- somewhat creamy, somewhat pasty. Much like an ideal cavendish.

FIRMNESS-very soft when eaten at the stage of ripeness with some brown spots. Again, much like a cavendish.

SWEETNESS-sweet, but not quite as sweet as a very ripe Cavendish or Gros Michel.

TARTNESS-Very little when there is some green on the peel, and totally gone when fully ripe.

RIPENESS-Tasted from probably a day too green to as pictured, with some brown spots. Best with some green on the peel.

FLAVOR-Classic Cavendish banana flavor without the bad aftertaste. Also tastes somewhat more rich than a Cavendish and somewhat like a Gros Michel. Biting into it at first it seems to be very flavorful, but it quickly dissipates. It’s really like a Gros Michel/Cavendish mix in taste, texture, and overall experience. However, it’s nowhere near as good as either the best Cavendish I’ve had or a Gros Michel.

OTHER-It has a nice aroma to it that made me think it was going to be very much like a Gros Michel. It peels much like a Gros Michel. Very little of strands from the peel sticking to the fruit.

OVERALL RATING-6.5 At the ideal stage of ripeness and lower as it gets more tipe. I had high hopes for this, being a Gros Michel hybrid, as Gros Michel are one of my favorites. I had these at the same time as Gros Michel and they just aren’t even good in comparison. As a plant, the bunches are huge and the plant was pretty short. I still think it’s worth growing if primarily used for smoothies and occasionally out of hand.

SUGGESTED USE-out of hand, desserts, frozen.