Corner a Musa-wallah over a pint of sorghum brew, and ask them to tell you the difference between a banana and a plantain. Seven will get you eleven you’ll be no wiser when they eventually finish frothing. So turn instead to the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Banana’s Facebook page, for true enlightenment.
Yesterday, you see, was Plantain Tuesday. So what do we learn?
That’s right! ((You may have to click on the photo to enlarge it enough to read.)) “There is in fact no formal, botanical distinction between plantains and bananas; the only difference is in how they are eaten”. So stick that in your cooking bananas, Dr Musa-wallah.
And there’s more.
“Plantains originated in southeast Asia and were cultivated in south India by 500 BC”. Triffic. What about bananas, then?
Hang on, though, I know what you’re thinking. Those two pictures don’t look much like any bananas you’ve ever seen. And you would be right about that. But hey, it’s only Facebook. Who cares whether the information is accurate?
That’s pretty funny. Nice screen shots.
I love plantains (Musa). I also love plantain (Plantago).