Re: taste test: Mysore, Dwarf Brazilian, Manzano, Cardaba
That's the same way I'd rank them. Descriptions are right on the money too.
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Re: taste test: Mysore, Dwarf Brazilian, Manzano, Cardaba
I wonder how mysore holds up to frying?
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Mysore tastes the best? That makes me happy, because I just bought a 6 foot tall Mysore plant. :D
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It's going to be delivered to my house on Monday...
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I love Cardaba, but the best way to eat it is when its cooked; fried or steamed.
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I had Cardaba on my breakfast cereal this morning, and it is much better and much sweeter when it is very yellow with some black on it. The texture is better too:-)
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Re: taste test: Mysore, Dwarf Brazilian, Manzano, Cardaba
I know that taste is a very subjective thing, especially with fruits that have so many variables. Flavor (fruity, sweet, acid, sub-acid ) Texture (dry, moist, dense, soft, firm, etc..). The climate some these varieties are grown in plays an important role in taste. Also fruit picked not fully developed,as colder weather approaches,may ripen but suffers, sometimes greatly, in quality and flavor.
I have found it hard to get a reliable description of how any of the different banana varieties tastes' would rank as compared to my taste buds. So the only thing left to do was grow as many of them as I could. Starting with all the varieties that got high taste rankings on different web sites, and a few from members of this site, to date I have tasted 50+ varieties. All were grown in my back yard, in sunny S. Fl. under as optimal of conditions as I could muster, with the exception of 2 or 3 varieties. All of them have been desert bananas, except for Siam Ruby and Ae Ae. My goal from the beginning was to find 5 varieties of desert bananas that I liked the best, then weed the rest out. I ran out of room quickly, so I started weeding as I went, growing 10 or so mats at a time. The results of my experiment have been a bit disappointing, in that I thought I would have a hard time deciding which of the last 10 or 15 varieties would make the cut down to 5. Instead, I am sure of only 2 varieties- Manzano and Chini Champa. I guess that just proves I'm a little picky.lol. At least I have room to grow a few more, who knows what will be next! |
Re: taste test: Mysore, Dwarf Brazilian, Manzano, Cardaba
Thanks Brian. Sounds like I need Chini champa. From what I can tell, you're about the only one who has that one in the US.
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Re: taste test: Mysore, Dwarf Brazilian, Manzano, Cardaba
Thanks for the info. I just planted a 4 foot Mysore and several Manzanos. I should get some fruit by next year. I can't wait to try the Mysore. The Manzanos are everywhere in Hawaii. They are delicious!
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