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Old 04-13-2009, 06:34 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Tog, I tried some of these in a market in Thailand. They were great!
Oh how I miss that wonderful country sometimes...and not just for its bananas either...
Frank, did you try the other one which is Kluay Nam Wah fried in egg batter with a good sprinkling of sesame seeds? Another absolute yummy! 6 pcs sell for us 55 cents.
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well that would be a new one if there's a banana with a edible peel.
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Howard, I guess you're nuts about nuts! :P

I wonder if the skin on this banana is thin and might split easily. I'd love to visit India with this guy. He's been a geneticist for about 30 years and is full of interesting information. I'd also like to try as many of the mangoes in India as I could. There's one mango tree in India with over 300 varieties on it.

Ken Love, the banana poster creator from Hawaii is going to India for a couple of months and he told me that he is going to visit a friend in India who has 390 types of bananas. Hard to imagine. Of course, I tried to see if he could import some for me but it looks like it will be tough to do as he has a busy schedule and the fees are really crazy. We may still try, though.
Ken Love! He is the one I met on the Big Island that said he knew you Harvey. I bought a poster from him. A really nice guy!!

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On my side, so far none of the 'naner peels are edible. The Thai skewer the Klauy Kai like a kebab and roast it and many of them eat the 'naner with the peel as it is very thin. The pulp of the Kluay Kai breaks up when cooked, so the best way to eat it is to roast it peel and all to keep the pulp intact. When cooked like this, it tastes like sugar. Maybe this is how the peel is eaten.


I guess your WC is pretty shell ridden like bullet ridden?
I have one of these. I wasn't sure if it was an edible fruiter. Mine is still in the one gallon soon to hit the dirt. I grew up in New York and had a nanny from Barbados (no nanny jokes!). She fried plantians and other bananas and sometimes cooked the peels.

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Old 04-14-2009, 12:28 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Thanks, Andrew, Ken is a great guy with many interests and he keeps very busy. Maybe he can find this banana when he goes to India soon. I don't remember if you've seen the thread I started about the Hawaii banana video but Ken did that as well. I've also got his banana poster and it's very well done. I've been starting more figs lately and Ken is really big into them as well.
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Thanks, Andrew, Ken is a great guy with many interests and he keeps very busy. Maybe he can find this banana when he goes to India soon. I don't remember if you've seen the thread I started about the Hawaii banana video but Ken did that as well. I've also got his banana poster and it's very well done. I've been starting more figs lately and Ken is really big into them as well.
He is very knowledgeable. He was selling bananas at the local farmers market. My family and I have decided that we want to move to Hawaii sooner than later. The Big Island is affordable compared to Santa Barbara. We are going to look for 2 to 3 acres of land. Real Estate is cheap these days.

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How wonderful for you and yours! I will have to paddle over from China one of these days. Maybe my buddy Mauro will accompany me. I will pick him up in Japan. Tog will have to motor up to join us.
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How wonderful for you and yours! I will have to paddle over from China one of these days. Maybe my buddy Mauro will accompany me. I will pick him up in Japan. Tog will have to motor up to join us.
Too many people don't act on their dreams. Some do but then they pass way. Why wait for the later years to live the dream! Planning is key. Once I set up shop and create my own botanical gardens/tropical jungle you are welcome to paddle over.
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I hear you on that, for sure. But at the same time, my father relies on me a lot (ever since mom died 5 years ago) and there is no way I could leave him behind and there is no way I could talk him into moving far away. Having a very close family trumps my other dreams.
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Scot, I keep seeing you mention the move to China we talked about when I was in Vegas. Are you really planning it?
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I hear you on that, for sure. But at the same time, my father relies on me a lot (ever since mom died 5 years ago) and there is no way I could leave him behind and there is no way I could talk him into moving far away. Having a very close family trumps my other dreams.
Your a good son! My roadblock is my two girls. They will have to go to private school in Hawaii. The schools are not the best on the Big Island. Harvey, you are welcome to come and visit me. We want to build a small guest house on the property.
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Scot, I keep seeing you mention the move to China we talked about when I was in Vegas. Are you really planning it?
Indeed I am. I am going to visit in 3 weeks, then will probably go back around late fall/early winter. Depending on a few variables.

My daughter's wedding is in July 2010, so I will be here until July 11th, 2010. If all goes well, I will be heading over for good right after that.

So, I am here for at least a bit more than a year.
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Old 04-14-2009, 12:21 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Well, I wish you well on your impending move, then. What do you intend to do with your banana collection when you move? Hopefully things will work out on that trade we discussed before you move! Take care of that girl!
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No worries. I plan to auction off a bunch to our members here. Some of the less common bananas I will auction off on eBay to raise funds. I will probably do things to encourage pupping next spring. This way, more people can have the plants.
I have committed a few of them already. Yes, yours is safe. Harveys is safe. One other AeAe pup is committed.

I do ask that no more requests be made as I can't keep track of all of them. I just want to grow my bananas and then when the time comes, I will let everyone know what is available at that time.
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Banana peels are completely edible. There's nothing wrong with eating them raw, but I think they taste better cooked. Here's a recipe I found that uses the peels:

Banana Skin and Cow Pea

* Peel off 3 or 4 bananas
* Black eyed cow pea - 1/2 cup
* Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
* Oil-2 tsp
* Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Cook the cow pea till tender, chop the banana peel finely and boil in water with turmeric and salt till tender; drain off excess water and keep aside.

Heat oil in frying pan, add mustard seeds and add the cooked peel and cow pea and mix well.Garnish with grated coconut and serve.

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As far as the pesticides on bananas, it's on everything else you eat too, just wash them well, or buy organic.
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As far as the pesticides on bananas, it's on everything else you eat too, just wash them well, or buy organic.
No need to "Buy Organic"...
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I never heard of such.. I know those roasted nanner's almost look like squash :^)
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No need to "Buy Organic"...
For me, there is. I don't buy anything that's not organic. I am very sensitive to the pesticides. When my mother used to eat non-organic potatoes, she'd have severe intestinal pains and be in bed for two days. These pesticides they put on things are just not good for us. And since they are literally on EVERYTHING, we are getting quite a toxic load of it when you add up how much you are getting in everything combined. Especially tropical fruits, because they put on a lot of fungicides and things. And, I just don't cotton to the idea of being forced to eat poison food because there isn't anything else available, I won't do it.
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For me, there is. I don't buy anything that's not organic. I am very sensitive to the pesticides. When my mother used to eat non-organic potatoes, she'd have severe intestinal pains and be in bed for two days. These pesticides they put on things are just not good for us. And since they are literally on EVERYTHING, we are getting quite a toxic load of it when you add up how much you are getting in everything combined. Especially tropical fruits, because they put on a lot of fungicides and things. And, I just don't cotton to the idea of being forced to eat poison food because there isn't anything else available, I won't do it.
My comment was not intended to discourage the purchase of organic....it was an inflection that we grow our own organic and do not have a need to "buy" organic;-)....We have always grown bananas organically.
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I think I know the banana you are speaking off. This is a finger banana with almost a paper thin peel. I remember a relative of mine mentioning the same story about edible peels.

The peel isn't as astringent or harsh as regular bananas but it tastes like a peel. Hence, I stay away from this.

This is probably something like Mysore.
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I would be interested in this. I drive people nuts by eating roasted peanuts shell and all.
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