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Old 06-01-2013, 11:19 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Just had some Saba #2 "Compact"

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Originally Posted by Julian View Post
These seem to be saba 2 "Compact." Saba 1 Dippig is longer and not as tightly bunched.
I wonder if Cardaba really is the same as Saba 2 "Compact" -- maybe yet another cultivar in the Saba subgroup? The flavor of the Cardaba I had wasn't great. It's described in a Philippine guide on banana varieties as being astringent even when ripe. I'd agree with that. And it has that (for me) off putting fluffy/spongy texture that Orinoco has.

Thanks for the report on Dippig and Saba 2.
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