During several trips to the local markets I have seen these amazing looking bananas, bright orange chubby beauties and during these times I have been tempted to purchase said gems and see what they are like.
We have tried a couple of different types; the tiny little lady finger ones that turn from a bright lime green to a lovely yellow in a matter of days and are extraordinarily sweet. Then there are other ones that never turn yellow but when soft to the touch are ripe and ready to eat. Not as sweet as the beautiful lady fingers but delicious all the same. I took the plunge and bought one bunch of these orange beauties. The woman at the market stall assured me they were good to eat and ripe so YOLO right? A day or so later the girls and I decided it was time to try one, I peeled one and inside found the bright orange flesh of the banana. Oooooooohhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh We all said in unison. Right let’s do this! I cut it into thirds (incorporating a mini math lesson as I did so, much to the annoyance of the offspring) and down the hatch! Kinda tastes like a cucumber Yeeeeahhhhhh doesn’t taste like a banana Hmmmmmmm maybe they aren’t ripe enough? Ok it’s Google time. So Googling “Samoan orange banana” doesn’t really narrow things down all that much or the official banana website weirdly enough, 30mins later I stumble upon a travel blog with some images of said bananas BINGO! And there’s a name! ok we are on to something now. I find out that these are in fact plantains called Fe’i – you know the bananas you must cook before you eat them, hence the reason they didn’t taste all that great (but it is all a learning process and we didn’t get toxic shock so really a win win I would say). Guess what we’re having for dinner guys? That night I roast the plantains with pumpkin, carrots and potatoes along with some other food stuffs I won’t bore you with (run of the mill roasted drumsticks etc etc) BUT the piece de resistance of that meal was the Fe’i they tasted, and I quote my eldest here “like the sweetest sweet potato you have EVER eaten” and they did. Two things surprised me that night:
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