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Rajapuri Bananas Ripe


 
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:59 pm    Post subject: Rajapuri Bananas Ripe Reply with quote

Here is a photo of my Rajapuri banana bunch two weeks ago. I have been eating them as they turn yellow, a few bananas at a time.

Most literature states that when the first hand on the bunch turns yellow, that the whole bunch should be cut. I think this is true for commercial banana growers, growing commercial varieties. They have to ship the bananas and probably also have varieties that ripen nicely even when picked green.

I have found with the Rajapuri bananas that they are best when picked as ripe as possible and so I have been picking them, one by one, as they ripen. Still, they are best if they sit on the counter for a day. Even then, they turn brown very quickly, but they are still good even when brown. Once they turn black, then they taste overipe.

So, to make a long story short. Pick yellow, and let mellow on the counter for a day. Very Happy



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love it and am totally envious. Thanks for the eye candy.
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