Namwah and Apple bananas at Vitamin Cottage in Denver area

sputinc7 · 08-12-2016, 07:14 PM

In case anyone lives in the area and wants to taste them, The Vitamin Cottage / Natural Grocer at 11402 S Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80134 has what it called Thai bananas, also lemon bananas but also calls them Namwa in the description. They also have apple bananas, organic, of course.

I assume these are the same Namwah we all talk about...

robguz24 · 08-13-2016, 11:28 AM

Yes, they sure look like Namwahs. Interesting to call them Lemon bananas. Nothing lemony about them aside from also being yellow.

Lau · 08-13-2016, 11:43 AM

Lemony? I thought that was weird too. Maybe they are not true Namwah's. Has anyone from the Denver area tried them?

crazy banana · 08-13-2016, 01:37 PM

I have eaten lots of Namwah, but never with a lemon flavor.
Very cool the price per pound though: $3.29 or even $3.59 for the Apple bananas, wow super pricey.

sputinc7 · 08-14-2016, 04:23 PM

People in Parker Colorado can afford them. Half million is about the average home price.

I have eaten two and they have very little flavor at all, like a watered down Cavendish. I was told to wait until they were pretty ripe to taste good. I am waiting.
Are they really much more nutritious than Cavendish?

sputinc7 · 08-17-2016, 03:43 PM

Although my wife liked them, I did not find these Namwah bananas to be very tasty. They were like "fluffy" yet kinda firm and lacking in flavor. Kind of like meringue... Sweet with a very mild flavor. Not bad, just not very good. And I thought the seeds were pretty big, too.

meizzwang · 08-17-2016, 06:53 PM

houses around here on the San Francisco peninsula are $1M minimum, and we don't see exotic bananas priced that high...

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