EatTheWeeds: Episode 158: Banana Revisited

[@patcoyable]

I honestly saw this and though "what could he possibly tell us about nanners?" LOL. Once again, I vastly underestimated the man. Very very interesting

[@rbm6184]

A guy I know down in Lake Placid, FL who is also a Master Gardener for the county extension office has a load of all different kinds he grows in his yard. Bananas from India, Vietnam, and other Asian countries as well as Latin American varieties. He knows all about them telling me their botanical names and they do have their own individual flavors a far cry from the grocery variety. Large ones, small ones, different colored ones, and odd shaped ones. Now I just call him the banana man. I see some discarded ones also now growing in the wild among other foreign plants that don't belong there. I have a banana tree growing in my back yard now and when it fruits I may be able to ID it. The trees themselves look the same to me but I am sure there are identifying features of each variety. Interesting uses, nutrition, and ITEMized break down. Nice video. Good luck with the book! Thanks for sharing.

[@jeremiahshine]

Tally me a couple!

[@kareno8634]

All this talk of Bananas reminds me of *Banana George at Cypress Gardens.* : } i knew there were others, Now many. - and Hungry now for those tiny ones said to be 'Lady Finger'. Mine lacked fruit this year. Thanks, Too, for sharing.

[@rackattackgamer7928]

So glad to see you back doing these. Thank you. Good job.

[@bouffon1]

Nearly everyone in our village (Thailand) has bananas, no idea which kind. Nobody seems to know about other edible species, and the wild bananas that grow up north in the hills - on stony, arid soil - are certainly inedible, whether cooked or not, just a mass of hard seeds and little pulp. Thanks for the video, very informative.

[@brianlucas7604]

We have bananas in west Virginia. Some people call the Paw Paw the mountain banana, ha ha!!

[@chansamonephommachack8920]

I steam fish in the bananas leaves. I made chicken soup with the banana tree that was chopped down and those bananas blossoms are very tasty in the Laos foods.

[@saucywench9122]

I remember when I used to find seeds in my bananas. That was back in the eighties.

[@kg6683]

So glad you're back! I had almost given up hope; and it was such a happy surprise when I decided to check your channel again. I'll be playing "catch-up" tonight. Stay well and please keep making your wonderful videos! P.S. I hate lawns, too. ;)

[@3dclothes889]

I live in a tropical county and saw those pink bananas all the time used as landscaping because they are short and looks exotic. I thought they where flowers, never knew they could be eaten. Here we have tones of different bananas. I planted some big red ones they are my fav. I also have the small ones we call ice cream bananas because they are so creamy and some fat ones that are meh but still edible. We eat green bananas boiled so I plant a lot of the regular ones also. I will be adding those pink bananas since I know they are food as well. Thanks for the info.

[@et6493]

Bananas are considered a transplant in Southern Louisiana but they're still quite a few of us who still eat them we call them cooking bananas

[@persiusk]

The pink bananas are so cute! My darling niece loves bananas and eats them every time she comes to visit me. I was excited to see the seeds because I've never seen a banana seed! Maybe you could go on tour when your book comes out? We could explore the wild edibles in my area! Come for morel season!

[@christianwitness]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@kareno8634]

Pink Bananas, be nice to have some Pink Bananas today ~ EVEN Fermented. Really Cool, sorry i didn't know of them - till Now. THANKS So Much! Revisit Anytime. : } *Knock Knock* lol _just thought i'd start._

[@hcrone]

We're growing bananas in an unheated hoop house on the Central California coast. And getting fruit! Too bad the gophers love them.

[@tetekofa]

I don"t know what kind of Banana they have in West Africa, but they are small and DELICIOUS!!!

[@blancalemus1361]

Hi long time. I haven't seen your videos l love. Then please make some more. You look same. Because you eat. Good. Things 👍🙏. Hope to see more of you. You helping. We people to be like you.

[@putneyfarm64]

Thanks for the info!

[@americanrebel413]

Thank you green Dean!

[@gardenoftwitty]

Thanx for these videos Sir. I love to learn, and bananas are my favorite plant. I have some theories on saving our bananas without GMO practices. Peace N Love

[@naetyo]

Love your videos dean! Thanks for uploading. Looking forward to reading your book. And just a few words of constructive criticism/request. please record or export your video with the audio of your voice in both channels (left and right). I use head phones at work and it would sound alot better for us headphone users if your voice was sent to both ears instead of just the left.

[@greendeane1]

Thanks for responding. I can't. I use Imovie and I have no audio channel choices.

[@chargermopar]

I find that the burro banana is the most common banana found here in Florida. generally I get bananas about a year from when it first sprouts. I never knew the pink bananas were edible. More than 30 years ago I got seeded bananas as samples from the banana nursery and planted them and the seeds eventually grew into some large plants. Are all banana seeds edible?

[@michealeckert8499]

Good to see you and great video your the best

[@greenbeecolony1911]

Got some blue ones in southern california

[@derekclawson4236]

I'd love some of those pink banana plants. Is there anyone that has some available? I have a huge selection of permaculture edible species I could trade or otherwise I would pay.

[@fraidnaught9067]

There are inedible banana species, but you're not going to find them outside of their natural habitat because there's absolutely no reason for people to introduce them anywhere else. So I can(almost) guarantee you won't find a banana that can't be eaten somehow either cooked or raw in North or South America.

[@derekclawson4236]

I tried to join your forum many months ago. Said that I needed approved by a moderator. However waited and waited but nobody approved it. I still want to join. If I try signing up again would there be somebody now to approve it?

[@EatTheWeeds]

Contact me at [e-mail]. Send me the user name you used, also your email address and I will check.

[@Shuggies]

What about frying them like a plantain ?? Have you tried it that way ?? Just sounds sensible to me. 🤷‍♀️👍

[@KissedSomeFrogs]

Thanks again for the great content! On your last two videos, the sound fades out after the first 10 seconds and doesn't return for almost a minute.

[@KissedSomeFrogs]

Ahh!!!! Figured it out! Your narration is only on the left channel, and background music is on the right. I typically listed with one earbud in, the right! Most KZbinrs record in mixed stereo or mono.

[@EatTheWeeds]

@@KissedSomeFrogs I have a stero mic and Imovie does not give me any control over audio output.

[@ramthian]

Nice 👍

[@newcatvideos3306]

I watch your 12 year old video😅 and im shock you re still update

[@simpleman283]

What are you cooking Mary Ann? Banana cream Pie.

[@infoplus9733]

NO SOUND, WHATS UP WITH THAT?

[@EatTheWeeds]

Plenty of sound. Uses two channels, one for voice, one for music.