Rare Banana Comparison - Weird Fruit Explorer - Ep 74
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At this point i can literally guess what you taste before you start talking about it
I'm supposed to be studying but I find myself watching a guy eat bananas
Lmao same
And saying "if the banana being is a *cutesy voice* good, humble banana. . ."
Funny, I'm supposed to be writing test questions for my students hut I find myself also watching a guy eating bananas
bluemonday09 Same here, can't stop watching these fruit videos - it's been my desire to for the last 35 years to taste and get to know fruit.
How is your life today?
"A good respectful banana. A humble banana."
I'm from Nigeria, my mum is from a village and we had all sorts of bananas, and I used to love bananas, then I came to the US and I began to detest bananas, now I know why... Actually, I spat out the first banana I ate in the US wondering why it's so unbanana in taste and texture. I bought banana twice in the store and I never bought any more because I was like, these bananas are just gross tasting... Now I know why!
Yes... US bananas are terrible. You can sometimes find good ones at Asian supermarkets or at high end places like Whole Foods.
Yes I stopped eating American banana’s when they started selling the Cavendish. Not half the taste of the old ones.
@@ericwalker6546 what was the previous one called? I forgot
@@RandomPerson-hd6wr gros Michelle
@@RandomPerson-hd6wr Gros Michel bananas are the old type of banana that used to be sold in the US. Apparently they taste like Cavendish but stronger.
“Well shut the hell up bananas are interesting” 💀💀💀💀
The Goldfinger banana (FHIA-01) is a banana cultivar developed in Honduras. The cultivar, developed at the Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research (FHIA) by a team of scientists led by Phillip Rowe and Franklin Rosales, has been bred to be pest-resistant (specifically against the black sigatoka) and crop-yielding.
The Goldfinger takes longer than other banana varieties to mature, but is more resistant to cold, wind and pestilence.
Though the Goldfinger is edible while still green (in the form of chips, for instance), it is most appealing to Western markets when ripe. In this form, the Goldfinger's stated aim is to replace the much more popular Cavendish banana, which is essentially the sole dessert banana sold in North American and European markets. Since its launch, the Goldfinger has caught on in certain markets - notably Australia - but has yet to do so in North America and Europe.
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfinger_banana
"So, what's your favorite fruit?"
"Oh, a Fia 18."
Just found you here, Jared, great flavor descriptions! Most food reviews don't really describe what things taste like. You and emmymadeinjapan are the only ones I've found than really tell me what I want to know. So you have a new subscriber, many kudos. I'm an avid gardener and always interested in unusual cultivars. Thanks so much for this series.
"But if a bananas cocky.. And like.. Staring up at God like "HEY god, whatter you gunna do about it" you don't eat those bananas, they're Devil bananas"
chae gibson 😂. I love this guy! He’s so genuine and easy to listen to.
so the good perish, and the bad is left to do what it likes
I appreciate you posting this (and also the "raw plantain" video). I've found myself interested in non-Cavendisj bananas recently, but I have noticed that people don't often mention flavours of fruit when discussing the plant characteristics. Your in-depth description of colour and nuances of flavour has been very helpful!
Now if I could just find some info on some of the other banana species, like fe'i bananas or pink bananas... ^^
+Adrea Brooks Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the comparison. I will be looking for more bananas in Borneo and Japan this winter and hopefully have another video up. I am very interested in trying the Gros Michel, which is supposed to be available in Japan.
There are cocky, devilish, bad bananas and there are good, angelic bananas.
No it's called a waste of food
The balls on this guy putting up a 17 Minute long video of him eating bananas. I subscribed tho!
"Oh don't mind me I'm just going to sit in front of my camera here and eat 7 banana's"
I watch videos of dudes fixing shoes. Why? No idea?
Mr Jared, that "monalisa" banana has another name in tripura (india),we call it "Sopri",it has a very different texture and taste. I grow them in my home. But the bananas you bought from the market they are not naturally riped ,Copper sulphate is used to ripe them.I can tell by the color of their skin
I love your fruit series. I especially enjoyed the basket of tomatoes taste test. The bananas are interesting too. I like my bananas without any spots on them so it's hard to imagine what tastes you are describing. But don't stop. It's all good.
This banana sesh was a transformative experience
I love bananas they bring out that inner primal part of me then I go wild
He kind of looks like Toby Turner.
@Arturo Fernandez Toby Turner (Tobuscus)
this channel gets better and better as i keep going through videos
All the banana varieties you ate grow pointing up, so I don't think they are poisonous.
There's a small, family owned Mexican restaurant in the town where I go to shop, kind of a hole-in-the-wall place. Really good food. They make some really good chicken tamales, wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks. Never had that anywhere else. I get those tamales whenever I get the chance.
When a bunch starts to grow, the bananas are in fact hanging downwards but as they grow and take on more sunlight, this spurs on their grown hormone. This triggers a phenomenon called negative geotropism, and they start to turn upwards. This turning around and growing upwards is what actually causes bananas to be a bent shape.
Too bad I can only get Cavendish and plantains in Belgium... I really would love more variety in shops. I almost would kill for a Gros Michel.
Enevan1968 For a Gros Michel... you probably would have to commit some kind of crime. Maybe not murder... but no promises.
Here in Malaysia people don't seem to care much about gross michel.try pisang raja or raja bulu as it is called in Indonesia.the most expensive banana in Malaysia
All of the bananas look greenish because of the room you're filming in. Eating all these bananas you're not going to poop for a week.
Devil bananas was a phase I thought I would never hear
You’re so lucky that you can travel like you do. I have never seen so many amazing fruits in my life. I wish you would show the plants that the fruits come off of, their blooms & what it looks like around you. Seeing I never go anyplace, I think it would be amazing if I could see what you get to see. Very few people try to tell other what anything new tastes like. I love that purple poncho the lady had on. I love to see older buildings & the clothing that is normal in other countries, because life if not the same as it is here in Wal Mart land. Thank You. I enjoyed it.
Excellent video! Those were all quite good cultivars. I suspect grown where I am in Hawaii they'd all be a bit different tasting, especially the Brazilian, which can be wonderful. Mysore, Mona Lisa (FHIA-02) are certainly in my top 5. Everyone I've sold Mysore to loves them. FHIA-18 (aka Bananza) I've yet to try. FHIA-03 (aka Sweetheart) was actually bred to be a cooking banana, but it's another of my favorites. I'd describe the texture as fluffy, and similar to the Ice Cream banana. Come to the Big Island! I've got 85 cultivars myself, and will be up to 100 before too long. There are a lot of rare fruit enthusiasts here I could put you in touch with.
+robguz24 I haven't been to Hawaii yet, but I've been wanting to get over there for ages. I'm saving up my flyer miles :)
After watching some of your vids, I ordered a small box of bananas from Miami Fruit (told them you referred me), and I just ate THE BEST BANANA OF MY LIFE. Thank you sir.
My parent's and I finally visited Going Bananas in Homestead, FL! What a nice couple there! And mysoar bananas are so damn delicious (bananas are only $1 per lb and mysoar bananas are tiny anyway. And if you live in the right climate, the plants are around $25 on site. :)
5 minutes away is a more pricey lunch/shake/fruit store/mini zoo called "Robert Is Here" lol
They have fresh guanabanas/soursop fruits for sale (best fruit ever)! Mamey fruits (taste like pumpkin pie)! Whole jackfruit! And so many other exotic fruits!
Both great places to visit!
I want that Mona Lisa banana. I enjoy a floral taste of anything like Jasmin tea or Jasmine rice.
Thank you for posting, just bought a banana variety box from Miami Fruit. You are great.
Cool! Hope you enjoy it
In Australia you often get ladyfinger bananas.
I have never seen a banana that faces down while on the tree
Very interesting. I saw 17 minutes video without skipping
I’ve never heard that superstition before. In Msia, banana that are sold commercially besides Cavendish are Pisang (Banana) Rastali, Emas, Berangan, Raja, Awak & Embun & those for frying are Nangka, Tanduk, Helang & Nipah. I wonder if you’ve tried any of these when you’re in Msia?
"Tastes like clay, but not in a bad way?" lold
I haven't tried too many kinds, but the Manzano banana's are my favorite. They almost taste strawberry like sorta.
Bananas are berries. And strawberries arent.
I am so in love with bananas, I had seen this video of yours already a long time ago before I followed your channel, now I have about 30 banana varieties. I was so interested when you mention in the video that they shipped internationally, but now they don't any more.
I love the purple bananas. They are quite sweet when ripe and awesome to cook when starchy ! Haven't had these in years. From Puerto Rico
The actual skin is dark purple not the flesh !
you're first statement was me LOL
I really enjoy watching your exotic fruit videos. You go to such lengths to find interesting fruit and try them out. I have to admit I watch them mostly to see the fruit and try to figure out something more about them than I can do by reading. I cannot talk about the fruit I haven't tasted personally, but those I have I sometimes find your descriptions either very broad or unspecific. This may just be a lack of specific and descriptive words about taste and smell. For example, when you say "herbal" (cool/acerbic/bitter/medicinal/chilling/earthy/fragrant/leafy/etc) I have no clue which herb are you talking about, or "floral" is the same. Whether it is a rose flavour (soft, faint, refined, cool), primrose (green, fresh, vegetal) or a edelweiss (honeyed, sweet, syrupy, white). You also rarely describe the mouthfeel or aftertaste. Different bananas (or anything really) feel different in the mouth, depending on how juicy/soft/floury/dry/powdery/chunky/bitty/fibrous they are. This can all be worked out into a method. A routine by which you describe a fruit in an ordered way, starting from the feel as you touch, smell, handle to mouthfeel, tastes, flavours, how they develop as you eat, and finally the aftertaste. All in more specific and descriptive words. Anyhow, I do enjoy your videos, it's amazing to see so many fruit. I hope you find my comment helpful.
Hey Ben, thanks for taking the time to give such constructive feedback. I actually did review more about the scent, texture, shape and so forth of these bananas, but I cut a lot of that out to lower the running time (it was over 30 min!). At the end of the day I want these videos to be entertaining above all else, so I had to sacrifice a few things. Maybe I'll release a special Lord of the Rings style extended cut for the hardcore fruit fans one day.
I completely agree about what you said about describing flavors. Giving a more relatable and detailed flavor profile is something I do keep in mind, but I can always improve upon. I thought this episode was one of the better ones for descriptions, so it is helpful to hear that I shouldn't be getting too smug about saying a banana tastes like kitty litter or what taste buds are hit.
Ideally I would like to take one bite of a fruit and be able to give it a profile like that of a sommelier , "This plum has a slight oakiness with undertones of jasmine and dark chocolate". I'll work on it!
Thanks again.
Thank you for taking my comment in your stride. I do think your videos are entertaining and I know how much trouble it can be finding new fruit.
I did like your kitty litter comment, although I had no idea what to make of it. I guess one needs to have cats at home to begin with.
Hope you become that connoisseur of fruits one day. Anticipating more exotic videos!
Best
you saying eating too many bananas will make you green while theres a slight green tint from the lighting is very funny
Interesting video...and you are ADORABLE! What a great 'TV persona'! You should have a show of your own, on television! ;) Thanks for the banana info!!
Thanks Tara. Maybe one day...
i saw you somewhere, you were getting a lot of hate on a comment. i just can't remember the video.
Lol the kitty-litter scent banana! I wanna try it! Where do you find all these interesting fruits?
I bought these in homestead Florida at a banana farm called Going Bananas. Great place
It's interesting how you described the one like ice cream, since there is a variety named Ice cream. Unfortunately I've never had the chance to try it.
I haven't had that one yet either, I could make a series just for bananas. there are so many
here in Ca the local Mexican markets sell little red ones, and tiny yellow ones as well as the usual Cavendish, and several types od plantains
dude you cracking me up...lol
taste like kitty litter!
now really, how much kitty litter have you
tried lately?¿
LOL LOL ....
just joking you're still totally gorgeous even if you eat kitty litter! it's comforting to know I'm not the only person that's interested in weird and strange fruits especially bananas I find intriguing mostly the plants I love to grow them keep up the good work love the video
Cool video, I liked the other uses part especially.
thanks!
the ones that stick up, in ur flash back clip, i luv to eat those ripe. but they are used green to cook with like a plantains, but when green they will obviously not be sweet.
I found this video very appealing. Did all that eating drive you bananas? You were starting to look a little yellow towards the end there. But seriously, that is interesting that there are so many different kinds and they taste different. I would love to try them all! I hope you didn't slip on a peel. lol
Hi Jared, have you tried the señorita, a size of your little finger and the saging tindok that has abnormal growth but its naturally grown, from 3feet to almost the size of the body of the tree. So, it ranges from 3 feet to 8 feet. I saw one in Tamugan, Calinan Davao City Philippines.
I completely agree that we should have more banana varieties. I'd love to try other kinds.
I never realized bananas came in different varieties (I knew all foods did, but I was shocked none the less) and the I had bananas in China. Definitely a lot like abnormal banana but more floral; but the texture was not fun to get through.
Lots of new facts about banana here; thanks!
Christopher Robins glad you enjoyed it.
I'm from a northen country and seeing different varieties of tropical fruits is really rare, but a few years ago, there was some kind of trend for small bananas, and I loved them! We would always buy those instead of the Cavendish. The taste was similar, but they were jucier and sweeter. The peel was also very very thin so more flesh for my money! Sadly they stayed for maximum a year or two and I've never seen them again :( No clue what was their name tho. They were litteraly labeled as small bananas
There's a bunch! A lot of times it's one called "apple bananas"
I love it when you the a bite, chew, then suddenly stop and look at the camera.... I'm on the edge, waiting to see what you're description will be, is it bad, good, weird? Lol
you are brave & this vid is needed because the cavendish banana has the fungus infection extinction thing going on now too.
That fungus could be a blessing in disguise. Maybe now we won't depend on a dangerous monoculture with only a single bad banana variety.
The Cavendish was considered a garbage banana before Panama disease wiped out the Gros Michel. Maybe the Gold Finger will replace the Cavendish in the near future.
Me: *allergic to bananas*
Also me: *watching this video*
Looks like the Elakki( Mysore)
Or the pacchabaaley...the last one,also grown in and around Mysore!!
Do you get flavor/smell fatigue when trying so many fruits back to back? I've heard smelling fresh coffee grounds can help reset your palate. Might make it easier when you do a lot of fruits in a row.
Good idea. I've heard of that happening to chefs, but luckily that hasn't happened with me yet.
The bananas that seem to be most common eating variety grow upwards. They are fat and short and slightly slimy. My favourite varieties are bananas that look a little bit like Cavendish, but they are not as long as Cavendish, but also thinner and the skin stays green even when they are very ripe. The other variety is more round banana that only grows to about finger length. Both the green and the "fun sized" bananas are quite yellow inside with similar texture to Cavendish, but sweeter and more flavoursome. The fourth common variety is also short and fat (but not as short as the finger bananas). They have more herby flavour and they are eaten steamed as a snack although you can eat them raw, but the cooking process does not make it sweeter. Unfortunately I don't know what those varieties are called in English...
The first you described that stays green when ripe is no doubt gros Michael
Hey, nice vid. It's become a little bucket list dream of mine to go out into Indochina to sample some of their (supposedly) delicious bananas. There's only two different varieties where I'm from :(
May I ask - have you ever managed to get your hands on an old school Gros Michel? I've heard they still live on in SE Asia.
I haven't had one yet, but heard they are popular in Japan. So I'll be looking when I get there in March.
+Jared Rydelek I have been living in Japan for several years now and I haven't seen gros Michel banana here. granted I didn't even know there were different kinds of bananas until a few weeks ago. I must say that the bananas here are somewhat better tasting than the bananas back in the states so maybe I have been eating gros Michel all along. If u find them here please make a video about it. In the mean time I'm gonna go out and try to find them. Where abouts in Japan will you be going?
Interesting info about store bought bananas--they are picked green and ripened in warehouses using acetylene gas for the ripening process. The Los Angeles warehouse has blown up twice that I know of.
Really? That's crazy! I'm working on another banana video, so I'll try and remember to mention that.
Me too I love comparing it. Here in the Philippines we have lots!!
I had a few varieties when I visited the Philippines. I wish it was like that in the USA.
I don't think I've ever heard someone describe something as tasting like cat litter...but not in a bad way. 🤣
The starchy ones have resistant starch which is a prebiotic.
I am growing a defiant banana tree right now.
Interesting video as always.. I have got to ask.. How on earth can you eat bananas that ripe out of hand? I have to buy my bananas still green because I prefer them mostly yellow with green still around the edges, I find, at least for Cavendish and fingerling varieties, that banana has more citrus and pineapple flavors rather than the musky cantaloup/ dried fruit flavors that are found in bananas that are freckled brown like that (again, this is my own personal preference.. which I in no way claim to be normal lol )
Be careful eating such unripe bananas all the time. The starch hasn't properly broken down yet and it can seriouslly mess iwth your digestion. The spotted ( cheetah look) is when the sugars have completely broken down and is ready to be digested.
Store bought bananas are picked green and then left to ripen and yeah I generally would rather a bright yellow cavendish. These though were ripened more on the tree and had no overripe banana taste. Some varieties turn darker on the outside than others when they are ready.
Izonker That's how I like my bananas too. When they get further along to the point where most people claim they are supposed to be at their best, I detect a "musty" flavor that really puts me off.
the idea of fruit exploration is a day old for me... but slightly freckled just before the flesh has begun to brown is the perfect window for flavor to me. You know, that time of ripening that lasts a day at best.
Unripe bananas leave a weird aftertaste in the back of the throat that is offputting, not to mention tasting sour. Additionally, unripe bananas are a laxative. Why the heck are you eating them that way?!
Goldfinger bananas are best when left on the tree as long as possible.pick just before the go ripe or as the first banana on the bunch goes ripe.they failed commercially because farmers picked them to early
The Brazilians once built a car made of plastic polimer that is made of so called banana trees which are actually a kind of grass.
2:21 i laughed outloud😅
try the seniorita banana here in the Philippines.. its really small yet very sweet.. then we also have red bananas here but i forgot the taste..
I'll definitely try and track it down. thanks!
Im so jelly, i would like to try those bananas, but only cavendish in the stores here!
cavendish can be good, esp since many people like mild flavors, but when they get huge the texture goes all fluffy and to me unappealing, the smaller cavendish in the organic section tend to have a better texture. Little finger and red bananas are frequently available in supermarkets around here (greater Tacoma area) but they cost slightly more and since bananas are popular with poor folk where an extra $! per pound is cause for pause the cavendish lives on.
Love these banana videos, but I keep thinking the smell of the marker on the bananas would bug the hell out of me trying to do a tasting
Not counting plantains, my small bargain local grocery store always has at least three varieties
+Bernard von Schulmann That's lucky! Here in NYC I can usually get baby bananas and red bananas without much trouble. Beyond that it takes a lot of digging.
We always have red, baby, cavendish and two plantain types at Fairway
www.fairwaymarkets.com/
I am finding your the subject of the videos interesting, though the production could use some work....
ah, yeah the whole foods here is the same and some of the larger chains as well. Outside that I've seen Thai bananas once in Chinatown. That's it.
Bernard von Schulmann where I'm at we have multiple large Korean grocery chains that have excellent produce depts. I can always get Cavendish, mini and Burro. Often there will be red and Thai bananas, too.
And of course very green bananas for cooking with, as well as green and ripe plantains.
Also Honduras is famous to be the birth place of some of the most famous banana companies. Including Dole.
I love latundan bananas very sweet and yummy
My preference in bananas is for them to be ripe but to have few spots. I know ripeness by appearance can be different for various varieties. But to me, all of those look too rope for my tastes.
In Honduras (where my mom is from) they use the banana leaf to male tamales. Most likely because they don’t have corn because Honduras is tropical
Thai bananas are soooo good. Small & dingy but very sweet, & creamy.
I'm going to complain at tesco about the bland fruit.
Chris E I do love a Thai banana. Yeah once you've had anything else, the supermarket produce just doesn't do it anymore..
I once bought some green bananas but somehow they weren't unripe, they were really good, actually the best I have ever had. Any idea, which type of bananas those were?
My husband and I tried to juice a banana. Man like not even a table spoon came out! Haha go figure.
Great, now I want bananas.
Go get a banana!
Love your videos. Be careful eating so many bananas because you can turn yellow:)
You have to include a hyphen between "going" and "bananas": going-bananas.com. Otherwise, you'll wind up at a completely different website.
+rockland6674 Thanks for catching that!
rockland6674
rockland6674 are there dicks in it
God this is the song from cannibal island
Hey Jared, isn't there a banana with seeds or pits?
+Mac-HD Yes, there are wild bananas with seeds in them, but I've never seen these. I'd be very interested in trying them.
There's a pink variety with seeds. I haven't seen them in person, no chance to try them. They're supposed to be more cold-hardy and easier to grow outside tropical areas. Beautiful color, and full of large seeds. Easier to grow, harder to eat.
Have you tried senorita banana in the Philippines? There's also the green long one that I dont know the name.
I don't think I did! The long green one may be the gros michel, which I'm currently trying to find in Borneo. :)
Mysore is my fav!
5:59 "a lot of the varieties that are poisonous" :-D
Hi Jared, have you tried lomboy from the Philippines?
+Ricca Doanne Zerrudo Yep! Found some in San Fernando while I was there: czcams.com/video/ZXOFl4NuEY8/video.html
Awesome!
Going bananas they ship banana plant worldwide right ?
Where do you find all of your tropical fruit?
Import markets, farm stands, parks, grocery stores, from friends and everywhere else!
I wounder how the Gros Michel compares to these
I heard they're kinda gross.
That’s the one I’d hoped I’d see here.
those are the bananas that banana flavored things are flavored after, which is why they never taste like real bananas
pretty sure the gros michel bananas are an extint variety
Not everywhere, some places that haven't been infected still exist. You can even buy them online
You look a lot like David Tennant.
Lol yep but the American version
Did the black marker on the Fia 18 have anything to do with the weird taste?
+Jason Evans The place I got these from marked the name on all the bananas, it doesn't affect the flavor inside.
👍 I'll have to take a trip to SE Asia sometime to try those varieties. Ever tried a Gros Michel? Would love to find one of those, too.
Yes! There will be a future episode on it.
Radiation is everywhere buddy, it’s just that everything is at a safe level compared to a Nuclear power plant where it is not.
I travel between the US and the Caribbean two to 3 times a year, when I try those sold in supermarkets in the US, seem so bland compared to those sold in the Islands. I am talking about regular Cavendish, they also have other varieties, like the Java Blue, and "Manzano" or Apple banana, there seems to be two variations on the Manzano, I believe they are two distinct varieties, but use the same name in markets. the main difference is, one has a very thin peal, and detaches easily, also bruises easily. ( these are my favorite ) but I can understand why they would not be successful commercially. the other has thicker skin, like a regular banana. but is smaller. maybe you can clear this up in next video.
That's interesting. I haven't had those varieties yet, but will certainly keep an eye out. I'm looking around SE Asia at the moment for other types.. it's a bit overwhelming how many kinds you can find here.
Jared Rydelek
I have seen both types of "manzano" being sold at those fruit vendors along Khrome ( 177 Ave ) down in Homestead.
This guy is funny!
😃
I understand I've tried clay, pottery class can get boring.
good video.
Try the Icecream banana.