Unlike other bananas, Blue Java can survive colder climates. For our friends in Hawaii: Several local growers cultivate the Ice Cream banana, so scout out farmers' markets on the big island and Oahu.īut if you don't want to spend a fortune shipping bananas or traveling to Hawaii, you can always try purchasing a tree and planting one in your own backyard or even indoors. You can purchase the banana in bulk from this Florida-based company.
Options for acquiring the Blue Java outside of Asia and the South Pacific are limited. Others suggest mixing it into a smoothie with peanut butter or doing the old trick of freezing and blending the bananas to make an all-natural ice-cream alternative. It's also widely known as the "Ice Cream" banana for its sweet and soft flesh, which bears a similarity in taste to vanilla custard or ice cream. Its white flesh contains black seeds, which isn't exactly common for a dessert banana. The unripe fruit takes on a greenish-silver-blue hue due to its wax coating, hence the name. Banana enthusiasts in recent years have begun flocking to richer alternatives like the Blue Java banana ( Musa acuminata 'Blue Java'), which is grown in many parts of Asia, Australia and Hawaii.
So banana lovers, do you find it interesting or bizarre? Would you like to give it a try? Let us know in the comments below.Have you ever found the usual bananas in your grocery store to be a little, well, bland? You're not alone. Their scientific name is Musa acuminata and balbisiana Blue Java and requires a temperature of 40 Fahrenheit to grow. They are called Hawaiian Banana in Fiji, Krie in the Philippines, Cenizo in Central America, and so on. Native to tropical areas like Hawaii, Central America, and Southeast Asia, they are known by different names in different parts of the world.
Where have these been all my life?- jeff March 24, 2021Ĭan we actually find these in a store?- Matthew Arthur March 24, 2021 Wow I gotta' try one!?- YOU ARE FREE? March 24, 2021 I would love to try one! Wow yummy- my alter ego March 25, 2021Īmazing! Bet they wouldn't grow that well in Scotland though!- Mother of the first true Goth March 24, 2021 Some were really fascinated to try it out. Replying to Tham, another user shared that the red bananas have a hint of raspberry. Red banana has a hint of raspberry taste. The trees have an average height ranging from 15 to 20 feet and the leaves are silver green in colour. In Hawaii, it’s popular as the Ice Cream Banana. Tastes just like Vanilla ice cream - Khai March 24, 2021Īccording to the amazopedia link shared by Tham, these bananas are triploid hybrids of seeded bananas Musa Acuminata and Musa Balbisiana. How come nobody ever told me to plant Blue Java Bananas? Incredible they taste just like ice cream /Aa3zavIU8i- Khai March 24, 2021Īfter a few claimed that the image is not real and photoshopped, Tham shared a link which had all the details about this distinctive variety of banana. He tweeted, “How come nobody ever told me to plant Blue Java Bananas? Incredible they taste just like ice cream”. Tham Khai Meng, the former Global Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy, took to Twitter and shared pictures of the rare banana. Known as Blue Java Banana, this unique creamy-textured variety has taken over social media and foodies who are always on the lookout for new things to try are going gaga over it. But have you ever seen a blue banana? No, right? Well, you might find this bizarre, but a blue banana actually exists and it apparently tastes like vanilla ice cream! Apart from the regular yellow banana and the raw green banana, chances are you have come across the red banana. There’s a whole range of different types of bananas that are found in India and abroad. Which is your favourite fruit? If it’s a banana, here’s some food trivia which will interest you.
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