▲ 1044 ▼ Banana (sopuli.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by mmmm@sopuli.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 375 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (10 children) Rebound from a viral pandemic, RIP Gros Michel permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (9 children) Only heard about those via my dad, never got to try one.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) They aren't extinct, they just aren't commercially viable to grow on large scales any more. A few isolated pockets of the trees survived the blight. A quick web search will turn up someone selling some if you really want to try them but like the other poster said if you've tried fake banana flavor you've tried gros michel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 point 1 year ago That's a myth about the flavour. Although TIL they do smell strongly like artificial banana flavour. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) if you've ever had banana laffy taffy you've had the artificially created flavor of one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago or banana jelly beans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago And I find it preferable to the real thing permalink fedilink source parent [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago You can order them from Hawaii (or maybe you have to physically be there). It's just no longer worth mass producing and shipping any more due to the potential to lose your entire crop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) You'd reminded me that I still wanted to try these, someday, and I went looking, again, for if there was an easier means (other than travelling to Hawaii); I found this place that delivers within the contiguous states: https://miamifruit.org/products/gros-michel-banana-box-order. If you had wanted to try one; more expensive, due to the fragility of the crop, but viable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Thanks for that, but holy crap that's expensive permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (9 children) Only heard about those via my dad, never got to try one.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) They aren't extinct, they just aren't commercially viable to grow on large scales any more. A few isolated pockets of the trees survived the blight. A quick web search will turn up someone selling some if you really want to try them but like the other poster said if you've tried fake banana flavor you've tried gros michel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 point 1 year ago That's a myth about the flavour. Although TIL they do smell strongly like artificial banana flavour. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) if you've ever had banana laffy taffy you've had the artificially created flavor of one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago or banana jelly beans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago And I find it preferable to the real thing permalink fedilink source parent [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago You can order them from Hawaii (or maybe you have to physically be there). It's just no longer worth mass producing and shipping any more due to the potential to lose your entire crop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) You'd reminded me that I still wanted to try these, someday, and I went looking, again, for if there was an easier means (other than travelling to Hawaii); I found this place that delivers within the contiguous states: https://miamifruit.org/products/gros-michel-banana-box-order. If you had wanted to try one; more expensive, due to the fragility of the crop, but viable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Thanks for that, but holy crap that's expensive permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) They aren't extinct, they just aren't commercially viable to grow on large scales any more. A few isolated pockets of the trees survived the blight. A quick web search will turn up someone selling some if you really want to try them but like the other poster said if you've tried fake banana flavor you've tried gros michel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 point 1 year ago That's a myth about the flavour. Although TIL they do smell strongly like artificial banana flavour. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 point 1 year ago That's a myth about the flavour. Although TIL they do smell strongly like artificial banana flavour. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) if you've ever had banana laffy taffy you've had the artificially created flavor of one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago or banana jelly beans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago And I find it preferable to the real thing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago or banana jelly beans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago And I find it preferable to the real thing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago You can order them from Hawaii (or maybe you have to physically be there). It's just no longer worth mass producing and shipping any more due to the potential to lose your entire crop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) You'd reminded me that I still wanted to try these, someday, and I went looking, again, for if there was an easier means (other than travelling to Hawaii); I found this place that delivers within the contiguous states: https://miamifruit.org/products/gros-michel-banana-box-order. If you had wanted to try one; more expensive, due to the fragility of the crop, but viable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Thanks for that, but holy crap that's expensive permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago 😄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Thanks for that, but holy crap that's expensive permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago 😄 permalink fedilink source parent