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Jan 25, 2019 10:14 AM
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Interesting Fun Fact....
davebeastly
Paige no.
CareMel
The US won't switch to them because it would throw off our measurements...
boringloserperson
Increases cold resistance +5
WellThatsOriginal
vinylspear
Can confirm. I started with twelve sprouts and I now have a small jungle on the side of my house. A tasty, tasty jungle.
chargeling
Lanky Cong approves.
chargeling
Damnit. I did spell it wrong. -.-
Grizabellakat007
Where do they live??
manulofdoom
In the country of Photoshopia.
Svelbar
mrkosmoo2
$100 a pop on some website smh
notacobra
I've had them, the consistency is more like a peach and the flavour like a sweet, slightly unripe banana.
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
Thankyou for providing a scale.
Cranbananarama
Do they come in rocky road?
TheOneWhoCalls
You mean photoshop?
penguinscience101
Nah they look like that, but only before turning ripe I do believe
HelloToe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Java_banana
manulofdoom
Well color me surprised. Still, they don't look actually blue on the photo there.
futureman3000
"Said to have" aka "does not at all have"
wyrde
I like how it's "said to have". As if it is only a rumor and no one has actually tried it.
supsup21
"It is said" - bruh why aren't we mass growing this fuckin thnigs
Isthataspooniseebeforeme
Cavendish bananas (the ones we eat) are sterile and therefore genetically identical, ie cloned. I just looked that up.
NoSandalsAllowed
Side note: Be aware of any poisonous spiders nesting in between. Biting them turns the banana’s flavor from vanilla to LSD acid.
FlawednotBroken
Pillmatic540540
So I get vanilla ice cream or a free trip? Sounds like a win-win!
digme
The consistency of ice cream sounds nasty to me for a banana.
cbensonoz
When ripe, it turns yellow
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
Y'all outta try pawpaws.
KMFDM781
If you're lucky enough to be in the 15 minute window where they're ripe and haven't been picked or eaten by literally any animal or human.
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
*oughtta. I need more sleep.
penguinscience101
I live in an area near where they are grown, what do they taste like?
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
Like a creamy banana pear. Go try some next season!
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
?Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw. When you pick a pear try to use the claw?
knappy2010
And...this is in my head for the next 37 days again.
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knappy2010
I've had those two songs, along with half of Moana on repeat for months cuz my 1 year old loves them.
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
I heard his voice
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
It's Baloo the Bear!
Tradedigits
Reading through the comments I've read the word "banana" so many times that it doesn't even seem like real word now.
atleastIwasnt36
Banana
RouletteZoku
Ice cream bananas! I actually have a plant in my yard! :D Sadly it hasn’t produced any fruit yet. Also, check out the “ice cream bean” plant
Roland191145
What the fuck whole foods? Why isn't this in your exotic produce section?!?! I want ice cream nanners!
goclimbarock
at WFM these would be like 99$ a lb.
Roland191145
Yeah...but come on! They're vanilla ice cream nanners man!
TreasonousCheeto
Because they’d have to get rid of the pre-cut tomato ($18) to make room.
RoovyRoo
They still turn yellow when they ripen
akom
A lot of exotic fruits spoil very quickly. Makes the logistics of getting them stocked and sold quickly enough to make a profit a gamble.
rubyredxx
Which is why we usually only see one variety of banana. The only one with big fruit, doesn't ripen too fast, doesn't bruise easily, etc.
ITalkAboutGoats
You'll find with exotic fruit they're almost always compared to pudding or ice cream and very rarely live up to the flavor. The only fruit
DataMonkeyNicki
Yeah but if it’s similar and good for you...
ITalkAboutGoats
It's not. They're not better than cavadish.
rubyredxx
Problem is, they don't travel well, bruise easily or ripen too fast for international export.
ITalkAboutGoats
That's lived up to the comparison so far has been jaboticaba. The yellow and red varieties taste like juice boxes from when I was a kid.
inevermadeone
People say the jackfruit taser meaty I found it to be like starburst candy. Was good stuff.
ITalkAboutGoats
The unripened fruit is a decent meat replacement, but in the same way tofu is- it takes on the flavor of what you put it with.
TrappedShadows
Wha?
OneCraftyHooker
I thought the chocolate pudding fruit I tasted was pretty much exactly like chocolate pudding
ITalkAboutGoats
I didn't think black sapote tasted like chocolate pudding, it wasn't bad, but not chocolate pudding.
OneCraftyHooker
Huh, I thought mine did
ChaSiuBao
Venezuela and Puerto Rico got me hooked on guanabana. I have no idea how to go about finding it here in CA, but it is AMAZING.
ilikenyquil
Is guanabana similar to cherimoya?
ChaSiuBao
Google helped me out here. Apparently they're the same genus (Annona) but different species. Also, guanabana = soursop. What a shitty name!
nocaminhodobem
Jaboticaba is delicious, but also durian! Tastes like ice cream if you freeze it and eat it after it has thawed for like 5 hours room temp
DATMMrk12
When I finally tasted durian, the first thing I tasted was vomit. The fruit was vomit flavored. Now, if you are going to die from
DATMMrk12
malnutrition, then perhaps you would grab a durian, but to me it has the same appeal as eating a big stack of liver.
ITalkAboutGoats
Durian smells like a dumpster full of cum socks. It's the only one I've refused to eat.
nocaminhodobem
Ha! Good Big Mouth reference. If you eat it completely thawed it's awful.
DrjayOBGYN
Tastes like it, too. And as an added bonus, it makes you burp durian for hours after you eat it. Truly the Devil’s snack...!
ColonKoala
Sounds like something my 4 year old niece would say. "There's blue bananas, that are cold and have vanilla ice cream in the middle!"
noodles82
does it retract when it's cold?
GreenGables5
AwwDamn321
Like a frightened turtle.
pancakeonhead
Haha..yea,turtles.
strangerthanfiction1
StormDLX
HamishHamilton0
That's *not* where I thought we were going with this one...
AroundtheWorldattheSpeedofMike
Shrinkage! There was definitely shrinkage!
repostmodern
What is this fantasy banana?
readyplayer0ne
Blue Java. Can't you read?
repostmodern
I can write, but not read.
GermanForJohn
K. Write "blue java" and then you will have your answer.
repostmodern
Blue Java.
readyplayer0ne
MisterWho
illiteread?
repostmodern
Readtarded!
blazera
Man y'all fall for marketing BS so easily
EIPresidenteDeMexico
Who is marketing this? It’s just a banana.
blazera
people that sell them
EIPresidenteDeMexico
And who is marketing this post?
blazera
wherever OP got this marketing post from, its meant to be spread as interesting facts
RavianGale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Java_banana They look blue before they are ripe.
ITalkAboutGoats
But they don't taste like ice cream
RavianGale
Consistancy like ice cream, this is Texture. Flavor is like vanilla. States it both here and the image. Can you not read or are you a troll?
ITalkAboutGoats
Fine, but they don't taste like vanilla either, they're slightly sour. I'll give them the consistency, though.
Dyledion
That sounds like a disgusting consistency for a fruit...
BlackSiren32
wikipedia says that they taste more like vanilla custard
blazera
it's gonna have the consistency of a banana. It's all marketing.
jenzhere99
Why are they not calling these "bluenanas"?
WizeGuyThoughts
photog
Hey baby, touch my blueanas
TheAnswerIsTheMoops
Underrated comment +1
redloki55
because they are yellow when they ripen like other bananas
LanceCasteau
Looks like they’re insanely expensive https://miamifruit.org/products/blue-java-ice-cream-banana-pre-order
DouglasMatturro
$100 for 10-13lbs isn't terrible
BrokeMyFunnyBone
Only 14-18x more expensive than a regular banana. Not bad for a novelty/luxury item.
ShameSpearOfHurt
Depends if we are using regular bananas for scale.
redloki55
because they are a cultivar of bananas and a combination of two other varietals
StepRightUp
Because we don’t call the ordinary ones “yellnanas.”
ManannanMacLir
Speak for yourself
myhousesmellsliketuna
Stanley yellnanas
Theyreallidiots
This comment is under appreciated
norill
NAAAAAAANAAAAAAS
StepRightUp
Superchief86
And why aren't we doing that either?
CrocodileGandhi
'Said to have' sounds a bit ominous...
YouThinkThatsBad
Agreed. I feel like this would be a known absolute thing or not.
ferafish
Probably cause they know it's bs. Bananas.org says it's tart with a faint hint of sweetness.
TheFashion
Wait there is a bananas.org?
Memongo808
Like my ex gf
Canchocolatejustletmefinish
futonrevolutionary
And you just believe the big banana industry?!?
Threadnomancer
They believe in the moon!