Helpful person wrote:
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> taxed and spent wrote:
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> > has anyone here ever tasted a banana other than a Cavendish? Do they exist
> > in parts of the world? Inquiring taste buds want to know.
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> Yes. There are many other types, usually about a third of the size. All that I have tasted have a much better flavor. They are difficult to find and a more expensive (but not to much so) and have a less firm texture.

Where are you all seeing different "species" of banana?

I've never seen this in any grocery store. The shelf space just says
"bananas" and...DOH..like I can't recognize one. The tiny label on one
banana in the bunch just says, "Dole" or "Chiquita"

Of course, they have plantains (labeled that way) and occasionally
(but rarely) I'll see some tiny bananas.

I did buy a plantain once. I knew it was supposed to be cooked so I
sliced it and fried in butter. It was nasty. oh well.