My plantain from Singapore is growing well
@aninditasen (15719)
Raurkela, India
July 23, 2022 8:43am CST
This is the plantain florescent from Singapore is growing well. The bananas are very sweet when ripe but the flower is very bitter. In Bengal we cook the flower of raw banana in different ways and it tastes good. It's also full of iron and good for health. It's going to turn out to be a heavy bunch and so I shall have to cut down some when they are raw and fully formed. Do you like banana flowers.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
23 Jul 22
oh that is nice. But I haven't tried flower of banana yet. But my mom did cook heart of banana. and it taste great
I cannot say cuz I did not tried it yet
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
23 Jul 22
@DevMrSamEleazar Oh! I don't remember you've eaten that. When was that?
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
23 Jul 22
@luisga814 She deep fried it with flour if I am not mistaken.
we lived in Moldex I guess
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
23 Jul 22
@DevMrSamEleazar Ah! Okay! That's make sense. I've asked your mother about this and she said, you've ate that.
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
25 Jul 22
@aninditasen Here we have plant of banana but only for decoration not for taking its fruits. here we don't know how to eat flower and stem.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
26 Jul 22
@anil02 It might not be available in your market too I think.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
25 Jul 22
I know Rajasthan is hot and you need lots of water to grow bananas. In Bengal we eat the flower and the inner stem of the plant too. We use coconut.
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@snowy22315 (169532)
• United States
23 Jul 22
That looks like one healthy plant!
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jul 22
Yes, it is a healthy plant for it bears healthy food.
@Beestring (13269)
• Hong Kong
23 Jul 22
Never tried banana flowers. Not sure if they're available in my place.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jul 22
The tiny flowers inside taste wonderful when cooked with coconut . Not all banana flowers tastes good some are very bitter like the one of my plant.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jul 22
How do you use it in salads? I love the curry with coconut and chop stuffed with the curry.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
23 Jul 22
Yes. Sometimes even if coming from a different land, it still manage to grow to another land. Good to know that.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jul 22
Yes, Singapore banana plants grow in India too. I brought the plant from the horticulture department.
