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GarysCrispLettuce t1_j9eua6e wrote

I'll bet a sizable % of the population prefers artificial banana flavoring to bananas themselves. I know I do.

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myeff t1_j9ewbhx wrote

I have a weird thing with bananas; I can only eat them when they are mostly green, just barely turning yellow. Once they are ripe with even one tiny brown spot, they are disgusting garbage.

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GarysCrispLettuce t1_j9f2x2r wrote

They are actually better for you when they are slightly green because the fiber in them is of a more superior form at that point.

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opiate_lifer t1_j9g23o5 wrote

Did you know you can boil or fry really green bananas(like still rock hard) and they have the consistency and flavour of a root starch like potatoes? They are pretty good just mashed with a bit of salt and cayenne.

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StudentMed t1_j9h6i8j wrote

You sure that isn't plantains?

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opiate_lifer t1_j9h90ab wrote

Plantains too! But green bananas are perfectly edible when cooked.

https://eatwithyoureyesllc.com/274/boiled-green-bananas/

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StudentMed t1_j9hc3jh wrote

Sounds like something someone does once or twice but then never again.

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opiate_lifer t1_j9hd0qk wrote

I have eaten them regularly when they were available just because could get them super cheap and I was sick of potatoes. I did not bother to peel them before cooking, they come out of the peel easily once boiled. I have never eaten the peel.

The bananas themselves once boiled and peeled have the texture and taste comparable to potatoes or another savoury root starch.

Its not something I'd pay top dollar for or seek out, but it was fine for adding some variety to my carbs and cheap so why not.

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ScrunchyButts t1_j9fibc6 wrote

They give me a stomach ache and taste bitter if even a little green. I like them good and ripe.

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usmcnick0311Sgt t1_j9jby2n wrote

More people will lick another human's anus than eat a banana with a brown spot.

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kozmonyet t1_j9fu0un wrote

That surprises me as artificial banana is one of the absolute worst of the artificial flavorings in my book--gaggingly horrible and nothing like a real banana at all.

Edit: Since it was covered in other comments--for the record, I prefer my bananas on the green side and once they are fully ripe, they are less than desirable but still edible. Once over-ripe they are downright nasty.

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