It's unlikely that anyone will be surprised by a banana. This is a well-known yellow and delicious fruit that sometimes turns a little green or black if you forget about it for a while. Banana and banana, why bother? But in fact, there are as many as 12 types of bananas, each of which differs from each other not only in appearance, but also in taste. Let's get to know this banana world better.
Red bananas
They are considered one of the sweetest. The nutritional level is not inferior to chicken meat. The taste resembles something between raspberries and strawberries.
You can meet them on the counter in this form. Effective, isn't it?
Orange bananas
They have a pleasant, sweet taste, close to classic bananas.
Blue Java bananas taste like vanilla ice cream
The homeland of this amazing plant is the Hawaiian Islands. Today, these bananas are native to parts of Asia and Australia.
Bananas "Rhino Horn" - grow up to 60 centimeters in length
The fruits of this variety are striking in their size and length.
Señorita - the smallest banana
Their length reaches only 2.5-5 centimeters. At the same time, they can boast of their incredibly sweet taste and delicate, almost creamy flesh.
Velvet bananas Musa velutina
Incredibly beautiful in appearance, bananas are almost never eaten as they have a neutral taste. However, some people enjoy eating them after removing the seeds.
Green bananas
They ripen and still remain green!
Striped Bananas Musa Ae Ae
A variety of bananas that is extremely demanding to grow, so you won’t be able to buy it at the nearest supermarket. The fruits are tasty both fresh and cooked.
Wild bananas of Musa Balbis. They are not eaten raw
By the way, the Balbis banana is one of the ancestor species of the hybrid fruit banana.
Chinese dwarf banana that does not bear fruit. But he is very handsome
Unfortunately, you cannot eat such a banana. However, it can still be enjoyed. True, only in aesthetic terms.
Plantain is a vegetable variety of banana.
Plantains are similar in appearance to regular bananas. However, it has a more rigid structure and is difficult to clean. It is fried, boiled, steamed. It is a kind of analogue of potatoes, as it has unsweetened pulp.
Giant banana Musa ingens and the tree it grows on
Giant bananas Musa ingens are a common food for the people of Thailand. Their sizes can reach up to 35 centimeters. They have soft flesh and a pleasant taste. Such a banana can easily replace a full three-course meal.