Banana ID
 

Here's a question I received from a member at the nationals baseball forum I'm in. Any suggestions?

Salty, there is a banana that we had last time we were in Costa Rica, they grew right where we were staying and the owner of the casita would bring us some everyday, along with whatever bread/cookie/etc. that he had used them to cook. These guys were a little shorter, fatter, and straighter than what we get here. They were sweet with a creamy texture. I know this is all pretty vague, but based on that region do you have any ideas what kind they could have been? Makes me not want to have another 'industrial' banana. We were happy to eat several of these things a day.

edit- A further post.
I think we have some pictures, I'll try to dig them up, that should help. The location was at southern west coast, Marina Ballena. They just grew wild on the property.

Re: Banana ID
 

Short, fat, sweet, creamy bananas in South and Central America usually belong to the Sucrier subgroup. What I'd call "Oritos."

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Thanks Beth. I've sent your comments over. Sounds right to me.

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Lorax, I posted your reply, as well as your pic of Oritos. Here's the response:
The shape looks right, but how big do you think they are? These bananas we had weren't 'mini' like the 'baby bananas' I've seen at Whole Paycheck sometimes. These are about the size of a normal industrial banana, length anyway.
Any comments? Any other input anyone?

Re: Banana ID
 

The description a very vague and could describe a whole lot of banana varieties, some photos will be needed for a better ID.

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Agree - photos are necessary. I've seen Sucrier-group bananas here that are about the same size as regular Cavs, but you're exactly right about the ones in my pic being eeny weeny.

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Hey, someone stole my line! :ha: I kid you not I said that to my neighbor about 10 years ago before I had ever heard anyone else say it!

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She found a pic of the bananas (and other fruit that fell in the yard. Not sure how much help this is, but remember the fruit are only a tad smaller than Cavs. Thanks all.