BANANAS that are STUCK TOGETHER (Praying Hands Banana) Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 343

[@bakalulu551]

Wow, that’s incredible! Reminds me of how pineapples are; a huge cluster of berries which are fused together.

[@dataquester]

Interesting...thx..

[@Nevir202]

Well ya, very literally similar as bananas are berries and these are fairly fused. 🤣

[@olivecool]

PINEAPPLE ARE WHAT???!???

[@mytech6779]

@S Mavi and raspberries

[@plants_before_people5329]

@S Mavi actually the strawberry itself is the inflated flower stem. The little "seeds" are the fruits. So not really fused together, but still on the same strawberry

[@ncooty]

Convenient that they ripen from the outside in rather than the other way around. :)

[@notanimposter]

You could have one per day and not worry about them going bad!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Good point! That's basically what i did too, though after a few days the center caught up with the rest

[@joeblowjo]

@@WeirdExplorer how long have you been vegan for?

[@stephencecil6809]

@@joeblowjo I think he has said that he's been vegetarian for the majority of his life. I could be wrong though.

[@RaptorJesus]

I imagine it's due to surface area allowing for less release of ethylene.

[@tiredbunny15]

Please try a savory (ish) banana. It's called "saba". In the Philippines, we have to cook it with sugar so it tastes like, well, banana-ey. We also add it to savory soups to give a subtle sweetness. It has a super hard skin and you have to cut it with a knife.

[@TheCatAteMyShoe]

"Banana-ey"! I love that! In my mind, I'm pronouncing it like you would say "kawaii".

[@tiredbunny15]

@@TheCatAteMyShoe That's how I say it in my mind too! It's the only way XD

[@spicefreak4726]

Oh wow, that sounds like a very interesting curry ingredient or similar.

[@tiredbunny15]

@@spicefreak4726 what's the dish called? It could be the same

[@spicefreak4726]

@Anelle Savares I've had sweet kashmiri banana and creamy Keralan plantain dishes before but I wasn't thinking of either when I posted that. Just of how savoury banana could fit into a dish with, say, coconut milk and cinnamon leaves.

[@TheWunder]

What a beautiful baseball glove

[@myuziksohl]

Bruh that banana saw what the pineapple did and was like "ooo lemme try that!"

[@milkonion]

let’s hope watermelons don’t see what’s going on

[@izanagi21ify]

This banana is grown here in the Philippines although rarely. Its local name is "inabaniko" which translates to "fan-like."

[@TheWildDeadHero]

That thumbnail is... Unsettling.

[@benny_lemon5123]

If you had asked me before the video what they looked like based on the thumbnail, I would have been legit flummoxed Edit- it kinda skirts trypophobia-inducing, doesn't it?

[@lemmingscanfly5]

Count Meowt I can see it, doesn’t really trigger it for me, but I’ve mostly gotten over trypophobia over the years.

[@peachfreude]

Dip it in batter and deep fry it. Tasty snack.

[@molonyy]

Pazham Pori!!

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

Can't help but keep seeing it as a form of banana deformity...

[@RaymondArias]

In the Philippines, there's an urban legend that says, if you eat a pair of bananas that got stuck together, your children would be a twin.

[@770tim]

The shirt tho: "I eat your skin"

[@spaceguyreal]

i am dead from laughter

[@Oxazepam65]

I don't understand why we have 10 variety of apples in every grocery store, but only 1 or 2 variety of bananas.

[@onometre]

apples are easy to transport. Most bananas are not

[@emilywarner7707]

The ripeness thing is a plus. You could have more days to eat them as you worked from outer edges.

[@WeirdExplorer]

yep exactly

[@AaAa-qw3fd]

The banana reviews just keep coming.

[@WeirdExplorer]

there's one more coming in a couple weeks :)

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

A Trypophobia nightmare

[@averyvance6684]

He’s going bananas

[@censusgary]

The best way to tell if a banana, or almost any fruit, is ripe, is by smell. A ripe banana should have a rich, mellow, sweet smell, not the slightly acrid, green smell of an unripe banana. It’s not wrong to say you can judge by softness, except that some banana varieties are softer than others when ripe. So it takes experience with the particular variety. If you have one of the firm varieties, it will never get as soft (before it rots) as one of the softer varieties.

[@WeirdExplorer]

good point.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I always feel like such a weirdo when I'm smelling bananas. Glad I'm not the only one

[@carlosandleon]

let me just smell the color green

[@spacecadet0]

@@carlosandleon it can be done with certain drugs...

[@COUP_DE_COEUR]

I love the fact we can be so passionate by something like fruit, its juste so humble and calm. The opposite would be something like sex and politics...

[@akutomo9080]

talking about freaky banana, there's one freaky banana that native to Papua island in Indonesia, it's a giant banana, Musa Ingens. The tree can grow up to 25 meter high and have 2 meter diameter at the bottom. The fruit itself can grow more than 20 cm long. They can harvest up to 60 kg of banana from 1 tree. Unfortunately, it's quite hard to find outside Papua.

[@PLNTGMING]

The fruit is 15cm long not over 20 cm not that freaking enormous and it's seedy but tastes good, not inedible

[@battybethc]

Looks like a Baseballglove to my Grandson! Lol!😂 Thanks for the Video. Keep up the great Work!👍

[@WeirdExplorer]

That's a great description! thanks

[@chesusjrist9733]

You got your... LEFT hand. You got you... RIGHT hand.

[@mandab.3180]

pudding.. good. custard... good. bananas.. good. 😯 i want pudding custardy bananas! i really think i might have to try these now.

[@stephanies9071]

Joey is that you?😂

[@KatherineRoseArt]

Okay but it looks more like a baseball mit than praying hands 😅

[@wilfredprins9718]

The apple banana is nice to I had a plant in my garden in mexico, unfortunately i wasn't there when they were ready

[@griffinc3263]

He tried that one in his ‘Strange Bananas’ episode

[@poppabless]

Glad this was recommended to me

[@extremenature9190]

So cool they are almost grafted together over time of growing. Also my eyes lit up when you said Miami fruit! I bought some cacao pods from them. Small world!

[@sleepyoldtiger372]

Mmmm banana custard? Oh man, my boyfriend would LOVE to have these!

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

You are the most oddly interesting man. I just love watching you interact with the fruit.

[@samuelaquino7857]

There are so many kinds of banana. Its amazing! I wonder how seeded banana tastes...

[@WeirdExplorer]

I reviewed that one a few months ago in my India videos :)

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

This channel makes my local grocery store so disappointing..

[@amy7189]

Well if all else fails and you accidentally peel an adjoining banana, chop it up and freeze it for smoothies/shakes! =) EDIT: OH! My exotic fruit order is due to arrive tomorrow and I have the Daca/red banana to try! I also have two dried varieties to try, one is "apple banana" and the other I can't remember ^-^'

[@WeirdExplorer]

Great idea, these would be good for smoothies too

[@katzap4494]

Loving these banana videos. I’ve been going out of my way to try all the varieties available at my grocery store.

[@experiment506]

I think if I remember people solve the peel problem by just eating them with a bunch of other people. Just expect to eat the whole thing at once.

[@HajiDumas]

Prayer Hands might be my new favorite fruit, the way you described it. Also I mentioned it in the comments of another video months ago, but the Louisiana Strawberry Fest in April 12-14

[@avocado_japan]

Thank you for your information.

[@WeirdExplorer]

My pleasure

[@rainbow_vader]

It's like the pineapple of bananas 😮

[@theallknowingsause8940]

Could you review a bunch of random common fruit, and versions of those fruit that you think would be a better replacement? I had this idea for a while and wanted to tell you :)

[@sanderasdf9555]

So it's a fruit consisting of several smaller fruits stuck together to form a larger fruit, like the ananas/pineappple but with bananas? I'll call it a banananas

[@THEREALSLINGBLADEDIDMEGANFOX]

I live in NC by the outer banks and worked on a house for a woman who grew some of these. No fruits while I was there but the flowers had a nectar that tasted exactly like banana laffy taffy

[@jamesonsan8539]

I really appreciate your videos and your presentation skills. Have for a long time. Was excited to see this review since I know your opinion on cavendishes so well : P This type of banana sounds lovely, let the hunt begin; thank you for all the work you do in opening the world up to new and tasty experiences through entertaining education complete with laughter and temptations to explore.

[@WeirdExplorer]

That is so kind of you to say, thanks!

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Ooo, makes me wonder how praying hands banana bread would come out...

[@WeirdExplorer]

I made banana bread with several of the different varieties they sent me and it was great. So many subtle flavors

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

@@WeirdExplorer Ooooh. That sounds awesome indeed.

[@princessoflogic]

oh that was so satisfying to watch you peel it :) Looks so delish!!

[@getin3949]

I think you just made me have a renewed interest in bananas again.

[@fraggle9337]

I've had some of those tiny bananas right off a tree I was trimming in florida. Just some random cross breed that tasted like clover flowers and tea. Next one I had? Like smooth dirt. THey vary SO SO much lol.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

Weird Explorer: “You got to separate these carefully, one by one, so you don’t rip the peel on the next banana and end up having to eat more than on…” Me: “Time for banana bread and banana nut muffins!”

[@vexbomer]

Miami fruit and spice park is a really cool experience right around the corner from me

[@justinallenlindley9796]

This is my favorite fruit based youtube channel

[@NyarisTamvan09178]

In indonesia they call it "kepok" banana If you get the unripe you have to steam it Or if you wanna get more sweety taste you can dry it like raisin But you have to cut the banana into 2 part And then dry it using sun it takes about 3 days (5 days to gain more sweetines) And fry it Feel the sensation 😁 Sweets like a dates fruit

[@suspected-alchemy]

Not too surprising considering bananas are berries. Each banana is like one bead of a raspberry

[@autumnm2075]

I'd call it a catcher's mitt banana

[@WeirdExplorer]

that would be some great branding

[@Nelson4207]

I love the banana videos. 🍌 For sure my favorite. 👍 Miami fruit is awesome. 🌞

[@chiisuigintou]

Checked out the website, looks like they only ship to the USA.,.

[@benny_lemon5123]

*Bananas, talking to Nature before existing:* ... and I want a *flamethrower* , and *fangs* an- *Nature, pinching the bridge of her nose in suppressed rage:* *FFS BANANAS* for the *last time* you get to be *yellow* and *slightly curved* and THAT'S IT. *NOTHING ELSE, OK?* I don't need you going all exotic looking and starting another *starfruit scandal* and upstaging all the other fruit. *Bananas, muttering under his breath:* hmpf

[@woolpuppy]

I'd probably freeze them for smoothies to help them last longer

[@roymagsacay2098]

You could also steam the praying banana until it cook with brown color.

[@lisaheisey6168]

It looks like a baseball glove that I had, when I was a kid.

[@WeirdExplorer]

baseball glove! that's a great description for it

[@laurakissthechef4674]

"Then I would have to eat a dozen bananas" ... Freelie has entered the chat ^^

[@yuantheawesomegamer8752]

Happy Valentine’s!

[@MichaelS-vy1ku]

Fry these and put them in yogurt, really good.

[@JenkemDungeon]

I have some burro bananas that are just starting to ripen, but not quite there. Cant wait to try them.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Those are good! save a couple green ones to cook like plantains.

[@JenkemDungeon]

@@WeirdExplorer will do. Thanks.

[@Andifachri]

In Java different banana for different purposes. This one is for boiled banana with the skin. Whatever the food is always boiled with the skin. The BLUE JAVA banana on your other video are very good for fried banana.

[@krazykdon]

Looked like a catchers mit. I had these the other day. I got mine from my local supermarket in a small town in texas. My daughter loves them. Your shirt is freaking awesome btw.

[@Mr-dk1dh]

Try the hala fruit next like if you agree

[@WeirdExplorer]

I found it in the Seychelles :) video coming in a few months

[@BL-zi9wb]

The baseball mitt banana

[@toresanderify]

There is a fruit and spise park in Miami?!😍🤤

[@Jadedbunny8]

I'm not really sure why KZbin suggested this to me but I enjoyed.

[@workonitm8]

Love bananas ! They're my favorite fruit !

[@jpshawcross]

The sound of him separating the bananas at 2:55 was very satisfying. Like banana ASMR.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I considered making a 2 hour video of pulling bananas apart and tapping on them.

[@dataquester]

That's funny! Very good!!

[@benny_lemon5123]

I definitely caught that moment as well! Quite a satisfying sound lol

[@Ally-Oop]

This is..I guess I have a new channel to explore. I wasn’t expecting to be watching a fruit channel of all things but thanks for the content mate, you present the fruits well.

[@Michael_______]

Seeds are a good thing actually

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

The ones towards the middle are probably stiffer because of slower ripening from not having as much exposure to oxygen

[@mike971000]

That's how all the bananas we eat grow. Those are just prematurely harvested..

[@WeirdExplorer]

nope, its the variety.

[@rasapplepipe]

Plantains can be eaten raw if fully ripened and green bananas can be cooked. I believe in Jamaica they cook green banana. I'm from Colombia and we cook both ripe and green plantains but you can eat them raw when ripe if you don't cook the green ones it's like eating raw potato not good for you.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes! they are all bananas, all can be cooked and all can be eaten raw but they ripen at different times. I have a raw plantain review on here somewhere

[@michaelwhite6989]

@6:41 "I love bananas because theirs so much VERY ASIAN" ...yep I like very asain bananas too

[@leonahthelioness5479]

I was thinking if you accidentally rip the peel, you can just use a spoon to scoop the next banana out. That way you're only eating 2 instead of the whole "hand" in one sitting.

[@10713412]

Lol its Handbannana. " tonight...you"

[@CutestHeidi]

Oooohhh I want a juicy banana YUM!

[@匚尺卄]

so be good for making juice?

[@nocatschrysler]

My dad’s dad used to somehow grow these really tiny cute bananas.

[@nensondubois]

Looks like a catcher's mitt. Play ball!

[@randomhuman2612]

I think it's good for cooking Try boiling it with water I know similar banana that looks like that but not stick together

[@SheilaMore-l4v]

That is awesome. I have never seen one up close. These look awesome but like that one person said when you cut it it looks like pineapple makes me think of a pineapple the way of pineapple looks. They’re beautiful I’m sure they’re delicious.😋😋😋❤️

[@ivykat9009]

Really am enjoying your channel and your content.💕

[@casiopistachio1107]

Used to eat a full bunch of bananas a day as a kid, i got banana rash a lot lmao

[@pedrosoledad3141]

MY HANDS ARE BANANAS! - Some viral song from 2006

[@spicefreak4726]

Oooh, yay, more atemoya incoming!

[@Bakery368]

nice shirt

[@peytoia]

it kind of reminds me of the way a pineapple grows!

[@knightyknight4837]

I saw these when I was younger. Thought all bananas looked like that when in growth state😅

[@thebluenoble6175]

I’ve been looking foreward to this one

[@WeirdExplorer]

hope it didn't disappoint

[@commentsiguess1263]

Make banana bread with all of the bananas!

[@2.7petabytes]

Now that is damned strange!! Thanks for the video!

[@ClockSeeker]

in my country we called it กล้วยเทพพนม but I think it might native to archipelago of southeast asia but it also fine in many many part of Thailand too we usually cook the same way as the Silver Bluggoe or with out cooking.

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

this is just bananas. amen.

[@jimmymartinjavier2539]

We fry similar kinds of bananas in the Philippines 🇵🇭 for breakfast or a snack and it’s sooo good 😋

[@_Gabyo_]

This one looks like it comes straight out of One Piece

[@goednieuwskrantje-nl]

One of the most interesting channels on youtube. :)

[@MrCaitMonster]

I would love to try other varieties of banana but I'm allergic so i wouldn't want to waste a whole box of fruit just to try a bite of each but im tempted.

[@calencor]

Praying Hands Banana = Or what i call BEARCLAWS RAWR!!!!!!!!!

[@ratty5]

Looks tasty 😋 Now I want some baby bananas. Not sure what those are called but you can find them at Mexican grocery stores.

[@Kikilang60]

Thanks. I would buy that, if I could get it.

[@kungfubrandon6886]

I just thought of a vegetable you should check out in Jamaica, its called ocra/ocro it tastes weird and slimy, never seen anything else like it again in my life.

[@WeirdExplorer]

okra? we have that in the usa. in the south people batter and fry it

[@kungfubrandon6886]

@@WeirdExplorer never knew that I'll try it if I'm ever down south

[@censusgary]

I’m from Texas, and we eat okra every summer. It’s also the base for gumbo. I think okra originated in Africa.

[@kungfubrandon6886]

@@censusgary interesting I've heard of gumbo but never knew it was made from ocra

[@Kaidiak123]

Many scrumptious fingers