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celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 19 May

The International Banana Museum is located in Mecca, California. It features over 25,000 banana themed items. It has remained closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. It was famous for its gold-sequined Micheal Jackson banana, a...

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The mango plantation and banana plantation create a natural canopy

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 2 May

The mango plantation and banana plantation create a natural canopy. Bengal is the highest exporter of mangoes in the country and there are varieties like himsagar and langra which got geographical indication tag. Also in bananas...

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In banana plantations if there if there is no alarm monkeys eat up the bananas

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 14 Mar

There are banana plantations where the bananas and products of bananas like thor, mocha grow in bunches. If there are no farmers watching, the bananas are eaten up by monkeys. In rice fields there are scarecrows kept so that birds...

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Boiled Banana Peels?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 6 Mar

I just read where you can boil banana peels for 10-15 minutes, strain, add cinnamon and sweetener and make banana tea. It is rich in potassium, magnesium and is good for digestion, as a sleep aid ,and makes a great fertilizer for...

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The mustard farms in between other plantations

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 17 Jan

In bengal farms mustard is not planted in isolation. There are other plants in the vicinity like banana plantations. The mustard is used for many purposes. The leaves of the plants to make a dish called sarson da sak. It is...

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Just made ‘ over night oats ‘ for brekkie tomorrow.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 12 Nov

Have you heard of over night oats ? It really is a thing. It’s become quite popular here as it’s featured in a few slimming diets. It also happens to be yummy. So I have used oats …regular porridge oats, and vanilla yogurt,...

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Banana muffins today

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 12 Nov

So today we had a change from the usually weekly blueberry muffins. Today Mom has made banana muffins. The reason for this is that there were a couple of bananas left that needed using up. We are going shopping tomorrow so can...

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15.08.2025 A busy Friday… but behold, this banana is days away from harvesting

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 15 Aug

I am almost done with slashing work. I hope to concentrate more on final seedbed preparation. I intend to transplant collards and tomatoes as soon as possible. Again, I have collected over 10 tissue bananas for planting, so I have...

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Bananas in Your Garden?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 5 Apr 25

I keep seeing an ad with a picture of a banana in the garden. I decided to do some research and I found that as I suspected bananas are good for the soil due to the potassium and other minerals in them. It is good for using the...

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Banana cake made from leftover bread and samolina

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 1 Mar 25

I had some leftover bread that I was pondering how to use. Make bread pudding out of it or grind them into bread crumbs. At last I decided to make a vegetarian banana cake using it and semolina. I blended the two with banana, milk...

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Seriously???

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 23 Nov 24

This article keeps turning up on my computer feed about a banana duct-taped to a wall (considered "art") that sold for six point two million dollars. Really!?!? Of all the ridiculous things. If I had that kind of money,...

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Today I had thor and mocha with rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 1 Aug 24

Today I had thor and mocha with rice. Thor is the white part of the banana tree. It is cut into small pieces and cooked. Mocha is the byproduct of banana trees. There are match sticks like parts which are separated and the food...

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Today I had mocha and rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 13 Jun 24

Mocha is the byproduct of a banana tree. There are covers. Inside the covers the vegetable looks like match sticks. My mother severes them and then cooks them. Coconut and grams are added in the dish. It is eaten with rice.

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The white part of banana tree called thor is cooked in bengal

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 23 May 24

In respect of the banana tree there is a white part which is coiled. It is called thor in bengali. It is cut into small pieces and cooked in bengal. it can be eaten with both rice and also chapatis

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In a banana tree the bananas are used both in ripe and raw form

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 23 May 24

In bengal the banana trees are very huge useful trees. They bring a lot of revenue. The bengalies use the bananas both in ripe and raw form. The raw ones are used in vegetable form and used in fish curries. The ripe ones are used...

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Today I had curry made up of banana extract with rice.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 11 Feb 24

Today I had curry made up of banana extract with rice. There are two types of extracts. One is called thor. It is white in colour. It is cut in small pieces and cooked as curry. The other one is called mocha. It has match stick...

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Bananas A way of living

Nadav Israel @nadisr10 (117) 28 Dec 23

I want to share with you the conversation I had with my doctor who recommended that I eat more bananas. At first I was surprised that my doctor started talking to me about the benefits of bananas but I soon realized that he was...

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Stomach cramps

Patricia Ocampo @iKONICNoona (4392) • Philippines 19 Aug 23

I am down with stomach cramps for 1 to 2 days . Irritable bowel movement is really painful and uncomfortable. I think it is because of the pansit palabok that I ate . Pansit Palabok is Filipino Rice noodles with pork...

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He Ate an Art Display

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 1 May 23

A Korean student ate a banana duct-taped to a wall in the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea. It was an exhibit called Comedian worth $120,000 by artist Maurizio Cattelan. The hungry student was not charged with a crime....

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Favourite way to eat a banana....

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 13 Mar 23

Just been reminded about bananas....not that I would forget about them. Just been reminded how versatile they are. This is how I eat bananas ....in no particular order... On its own with custard with yogurt with oats, other...

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