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For buckshot. :ha:

Oh, and photographs.

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1) manzano
2) manzano
3) manzano
4) manzano
5) manzano

Did I mention manzano ? So far after 25 + varieties, manzano's are my top 5.
I have more varieties growing that I have not tried yet, so I'll leave room for others. Honorable mention for Belle, Namwah, Nino.
I know that climate, fertility, water, other growing conditions,ect... will effect the taste of many banana varieties. Maybe that's (part) of why there is so much subjectivity in taste.

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Bump... figured with 4000 members on the site some of you must of missed this and not participated! hahaha

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I have only had store bought bananas for the most part, but we did buy some small lady finger bananas while we were in mexico that were very good.

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I have only had grocery store bananas - and recently Hua Moa plantains.
So 1-4 is grocery store 'Nanas.
5 is Hua Moa.

Thanks! ~Cheryl

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1)Manzano
2)FHIA 18
3)Dwarf Namwah
4)Belle
5)Mysore
5)....a green or ripe Ae Ae for tostones or maduros


I have not tasted the Blue Java but heard they are good.

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If ever available Fei..pan fried with very little oil or boiled (out of skin) and mashed:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/french-polynesia-8724.html
(see post #13)

1) Saba (tostones or "lightly" baked when ripe with frozen vanilla yogurt)
2) Hua Moa (Tostones or pan fried when fully ripe)
3) Dwarf Red
4) Mysore
5) Pitoga (for kicks;-)
6) Goldfinger

Hua Moa tostone pics:
http://www.bananas.org/f2/bananas-6409-2.html

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1-Dole
2-Chiqita
3-Bonita

I have only 3 places:(:(:(
But I can almost bet that my list is going to be very different by this time next year :ha::ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner:

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I have to agree with this list containing the best for the most part...


Someone asked about Velutina. I've tasted a 'ripe' one (as ripe as it can get before it completely hardens)... it tastes to me like very bitter celery. I wouldn't suggest eating it for fear of losing a tooth. lol!

My slightly different list:
1) Blue Java
2) Sweetheart
3) Dwarf Red
4) Belle
5) Goldfinger
6) Orinoco
7) Mysore
8) Cuban Red
9) Manzano
10) Praying Hands

Blandest flavored:
-also ones I've since gotten rid of-

1) Burmese Blue
2) Enano Gigante
3) Pitogo (tastes like plain mashed potatoes)
4) 1000 fingers
5) Saba

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Best grocery store bananas (until I can weigh in with my own fruit :))

1. Red
2. Manazano
3. Mini
4. Cavendish

One thing I found interesting about the varieties other than Cavendish is that you really have to be careful about how ripe they are... with Cavendish you can peel it whilst slightly green and still get a good eat... with Reds and Manzanos you end up getting a whole lotta starchy, banana peely stuff that sucks all the moisture out of your mouth if you try eating it before it's ripe enough.

Andy