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Old 06-02-2012, 10:51 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bought this in an open market???

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Originally Posted by robguz24 View Post
It seems every time I ask what a banana type is at a farmers market, I get the response "cooking banana" or "plantain" if it is not obviously a Hawaiian Apple. I've only ever been to a few vendors who specialize in bananas and actually know the variety. Most vendors have little or no relation to any of the produce they sell, particularly at our Hilo farmers market.
I noticed the same thing when visiting farmers markets around Hawaii this year. Most of the sellers weren't the growers and so they only knew if a banana was a cooking banana or not.

Looks like Saba or Cardaba to me. Especially if the peel was really thick.
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