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Old 07-14-2008, 05:16 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Here's a rookie question...

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Originally Posted by bencelest View Post
It is not going to poison you or anything. Itwill just taste Bleahhh! (lol)
According to Asacomm, the fruit of the Basjoo is actually sweet. But the pulp section is probably 60% seeds by volume.

We have a seeded variety of banana in the Philippines called "Butuan", that is seeded, but only 20-25% seeds, maybe even les. It is very sweet, though not very popular for the fruit. It is grown mainly for the p-stem core and the blossom that are used in cooking. The emerging flower is prized because it has no acrid taste. There are other small and tiny seeded varieties, and some with no seeds, but the fruit is acrid.
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