We all have enjoyed yellow and green bananas as a fruit and a vegetable. But, have you ever heard about blue bananas? Well, this might sound bizarre to many, but yes, there exists a variety of bananas and it’s blue in colour. It is called blue java banana. And recently this variety of banana took the internet by storm when a person talked about it in detail and revealed that it actually tastes like vanilla ice cream!
Tham Khai Meng, the former Global Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy, mentioned on his Twitter handle, "How come nobody ever told me to plant Blue Java Bananas? Incredible they taste just like ice cream".
According to experts, it is primarily grown in Southeast Asia and is very much popular in Hawaii and is called 'Ice Cream banana'.
He further shared a tweet where he mentioned an amazopedia link that has all the detailed facts about this unique fruit. According to amazopedia, these blue java bananas are triploid hybrid of seeded bananas Musa Acuminata and Musa Balbisiana. And they can grow to a height of 15 to 20 ft and the leaves of the tree are silver-green in colour. Also, they require a temperature of 40 Fahrenheit for optimal growth.
In Fiji, they are known as 'Hawaiian Banana' and in Philippines, they are called 'Krie' and in Central America, they are popular as 'Cenizo'.
So, would you like to try this unique variation of banana? Share your thoughts with us.
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