Lost In Xanadu Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 1. Is it just me, or do you hate those little strings that get stuck to the banana? 2. How do you peel your banana? Grabbing the "handle" at the top, or pinching the bottom. (I pinch the "bottom") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yes, it is a banana in my pocket, though I am excited to see you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 i peel from the top but i like the way the monkees do it which is pinch it. the strings don't bother me and i prefer chiquita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Mar 16 2011, 10:21 AM) i peel from the top but i like the way the monkees do it which is pinch it. the strings don't bother me and i prefer chiquita. I've never seen Mickey, Davey, Peter & Mike peel bananas. What episode was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (Mara @ Mar 16 2011, 09:32 AM) QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ Mar 16 2011, 10:21 AM) i peel from the top but i like the way the monkees do it which is pinch it. the strings don't bother me and i prefer chiquita. I've never seen Mickey, Davey, Peter & Mike peel bananas. What episode was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Open from top (peel down). HATE the stringgys! I like bananas right when they are just yellow. No green, no brown. Hard to find that window in time when they are just perfect for eating IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Mar 16 2011, 10:49 AM) Open from top (peel down). HATE the stringgys! I like bananas right when they are just yellow. No green, no brown. Hard to find that window in time when they are just perfect for eating IMO. that's why i only buy them 1 at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Mar 16 2011, 09:49 AM) Open from top (peel down). HATE the stringgys! I like bananas right when they are just yellow. No green, no brown. Hard to find that window in time when they are just perfect for eating IMO. True - as far as eating goes. I little brown is ok with me quite a bit of brown makes great smoothies, and a lot of brown makes great banana bread I've tried opening from the bottom just recently (like the monkeys do.. not Monkees ) and it is a lot easier. Plus then you have a nice handle to hold onto when you get towards the bottom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer_sky Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Mar 16 2011, 11:15 AM)... I've tried opening from the bottom just recently (like the monkeys do.. not Monkees ) and it is a lot easier. Plus then you have a nice handle to hold onto when you get towards the bottom! This is the way I peel them, too. The 'strings'are more likely to pull away with the peel. This method is also eating them from the 'top' down to the 'bottom'. The stalk end is the bottom of the fruit... where it attaches to the banana tree. Bananas grow in bunches UP from the stalk of the tree... toward the sun. See here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pun...banana_tree.jpg And, I like my bananas just as they turn yellow with a teeney weeny bit of green to them... I cannot eat a soft mushy banana. I like bananas with a bit of firmness to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (summer_sky @ Mar 16 2011, 10:49 AM) And, I like my bananas just as they turn yellow with a teeney weeny bit of green to them... I cannot eat a soft mushy banana. I like bananas with a bit of firmness to them Who doesn't like their bananas to be a little firm? Edited March 16, 2011 by Lost In Xanadu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 [seinfeld]Why do I buy these? They're good for one day![/seinfeld] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Mar 16 2011, 11:15 AM) QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Mar 16 2011, 09:49 AM) Open from top (peel down). HATE the stringgys! I like bananas right when they are just yellow. No green, no brown. Hard to find that window in time when they are just perfect for eating IMO. True - as far as eating goes. I little brown is ok with me quite a bit of brown makes great smoothies, and a lot of brown makes great banana bread I've tried opening from the bottom just recently (like the monkeys do.. not Monkees ) and it is a lot easier. Plus then you have a nice handle to hold onto when you get towards the bottom! i like to add the overly ripe ones to pancake batter. adds great flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I peel them from top to bottom. I like them right when there's a little green left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWriter Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 banana cream pie from my local bakery. it's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I hate bananas, but when I force myself to eat one, I peel from the stem down and pick off every string meticulously. And they have to be green - if they get even the slightest bit mealy, *shudder* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnals Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Love bananas--my potassium source. Put it in cereal, make smoothies from them, etc. Peel from the top and no, I don't mind the little strings that are on them. Now, as for banana cream pie, yummo. I haven't had one in a long time, but am now craving one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Mar 16 2011, 01:35 PM) 1. Is it just me, or do you hate those little strings that get stuck to the banana? 2. How do you peel your banana? Grabbing the "handle" at the top, or pinching the bottom. (I pinch the "bottom") I hate those strings - can't bear to touch them. *shudder* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) I was at one of my husband's tennis tournaments some years ago. He had a match after dark, and during one of the breaks he asked me to "please get an energy bar out of the bag in the trunk." I stuck my hand into the bag and promptly encountered the slimy, icky peel of the banana he'd eaten prior to the match. You'd have thought I'd just stuck my hand in a wasp nest! Told him later that he was not permitted to eat bananas in my vehicle, never mind leave the peel there. It took too long for the banana odor to leave. That's one of my big irritations with bananas - they are OVERWHELMING. If someone's just peeled one within a 100 ft. radius of you, you know it. They ruin fruit salad, because after the bananas have been mixed in with the rest of the fruit, EVERYTHING tastes like banana. Even if you pick them out. Edited March 17, 2011 by Mara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Fried bananas and warm ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer_sky Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ Mar 17 2011, 09:35 AM) Fried bananas and warm ice cream mmmm, I love to fry bananas when I cannot find a plantain to fry. yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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