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Originally Posted by JCA433
I have read such positive reviews of SH 3640 over the past two years so this taste report is a bit of a shock. I planted SH 3640 this spring and it will be a long time before harvest. Hopefully the next bunch will have better flavor.
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You and me both!! I searched and begged for this plant with the hope of an awesome but not widely grown variety. I will say that for a little while there was a great flavor explosion. I imagine some might say a little too intense and as it continued to ripen I thought it would improve, but I was mistaken. When the flavors were intense,that was the time to eat it as the vegetal/potato flavors were most overpowered.
I would also like to point out, that although you can taste the vegetal/potato flavors, its not so strong that you want to get out butter and sour cream. Keep in mind that when anyone is describing a taste experience be it wine, coffee or in this case bananas, you are trying to describe
every note of flavor that rolls across the palate. Additionally everyone is going to have a slightly different experience which complicates maters. For this banana bunch, the vegetal/potato flavor was much more off putting to my wife. Not too surprising, since she has a bigger sweet tooth than I do.
This variety is by no means awful, but I did have higher expectations. We shall see what the next bunch brings. I hope it works out really well for you.