What is the international banana market like? Do you have these things in your country? Are they relatively cheaper or more expensive than other fruits?In America: Yes. Pretty cheap $/lb, I think.
Did bananas used to be tastier? Now they are bland and you taste only the generic sweetness, not the banana flavor.
>>222509239They used to be 1usd a kg 7 yesrs ago, now they're 1.5 USD a kg if you're lucky.
>>222509257Do you think think I'm old enough to have tested bananas before industrial revolution ?
>>222509257Well I think the current banana, cavendish, replaced the previous one in 1950s, so either you're old or imagining things or there have been incremental changes to this variety.
>>222509257You've only eaten Cavendish
>>222509297>>222509374>>222509453I'm talking about like 10 years ago.
>>222509536American market is different I think. To me bananas kept the same taste. I bought this one from Carrefour. Very good
cavendish variety is so midyou have to try the asian ones, they are a lot sweeter
>>222509257which banana variant?
>>222509239it's one of the cheapest fruits (i can buy 30 or so with 2 USD in the street markets), only these varieties are widely available here:silver banana (the most consumed, less sweet than cavendish)cavendishapple bananaplantainladyfinger or gold banana
>>222513420>banana de terrano idea why it made me laugh
>>222514616>banana de Terra
>>222514616"terra" means land or earth in portuguese.it means literally "banana of the land/earth"
>>222509239I don't have them often but I'm pretty sure they're the cheapest fruit available year-round.
>>222513420I like prata, but the banana availability is quite lacking down south. quite a shame really
>>222509599>1,99€ per 5 bananasReally? Bananas sold per unit instead of per kilo? I've only seen that done with kiwis and some very fancy apples.
>>222509239around 1 euro/kg
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>>222509239Bruh. Bananas originates from Malaysia. We have more than 50 wild banana varieties here.
>>222514616>>222514780french have pommes de terre, apples of the earth
Asia has better everything, but their Bananas are SOUR oh my god oh my god, that has nearly ruined my trip every time
>>222518585too spicy for you?
the bananas I get from lidl go black in like 2 days unless I keep them in the fridgeand even then they still end up turning black
>>222509453I've tried "red bananas" and "mini bananas" (and plantains ofc) from my local store. Didn't like any of them more than Cavendish.
>>222509239Have this sucker in my front yard. Almost cut it down before I noticed bananas were growing from it.
>>222509239There's a special type here called Plátano Canario, which is smaller and less sweet (a bit more expensive too). I eat those ones because they're supposed to be healthier due to its lower sugar amount. Price seem to be around 2,7€ per kg online.
heh, sucks for you we have thousands kinds of banana.some are uber rare shit that only few farmers sell. tho i dont like banana.
>>222519938We suffer in amerikkka
>>222509239₹20/dozenSo something like 25¢/12My town is surrounded by banana farms on one side.
>>222509239When I was at school worked in a supermarket on the produce section. First thing they did was put me on bananas because its straight forward and they need constant replenishment,I had no idea bananas were so popular. I could cram them into the entire display and within a couple of hours they'd be empty again.
>>222520449it explains why people are willing to have them shipped across the world and then sell them for probably only a few cents of profit per kilo
