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Old 07-26-2008, 01:34 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Mini Plaintains

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Originally Posted by Ahava View Post
Well I think you've given it a pretty good shot. All these mystery nanners on ebay *shrugs*, Pitogo sounds plausible actually. It's the only other one that I know of that could have *mini* plantains. Other then the Hua Moa like you previously mentioned.
Hua Moa/Popoulu are by no means "minis". On the contrary, they are the biggest (fattest) bananas on the planet. In fact, “Popoulu” means “ball-shaped like breadfruit”, in Hawaiian. Although these bananas are usually cooked, they can be eaten out of hand if they are made to ripen fully, to the point that the skin is almost all black. So, for that matter, Hua Moa/Popoulu are not true plantains.
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