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NANAMAN · 09-30-2012, 01:38 PM

I have grown all three , and Manzano has been my favorite, not only of these three varieties, but out of the 50+ varieties I've grown, except for Chini Champa!

The Manzano and Chini Champa are my two favorites, and it would be hard to pick which one I like the best.

When I hear someone say that Manzano is not at least one of their favorite bananas, I wonder if they have eaten the real Manzano, or are eating FHIA 18s, or another imposter.

Besides the subjectivity of taste, maybe the climate these varieties are grown in has the ability to change the taste so... much, that a real Manzano grown in California or Hawaii, tastes nothing like one grown here in South Florida. And maybe the reverse is also true because, the Dwarf Brazilians I grew wouldn't make my top 15 list for flavor!

This also has me wondering if the D Bs I grew were the same as what I hear discussed on this forum.

I also agree that Mysore is one of the best tasting bananas.

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