Looking for banana? There are different types we can choose from . There are bananas that are long but thin like the
Cavendish, long and thick like the Lacatan, short but thick like the Saba, and very very short such as the Senyorita .Others vary in
color, some are pale and some are bright and some are dark. But this particular
banana that I am going to feature is different among those I have mentioned and
I am very proud that my banana is reddish to purple and very thick known as
Morado.
Last night while preparing
for our dinner, a child approached me near our door making “suroy” (selling by foot) of bunches of goods in his
basket. What stole my attention was this big and red banana he was carrying on
his head so I bought 2 kilos for Php30.00.
The last time I saw a red banana was
two years ago in the market of Carbon in Cebu before heading to my trip in Bantayan Island .
This banana is no longer new to me since I have grown my early childhood in
Samar eating mix type of boiled and unripe banana for breakfast, lunch and
dinner as substitute for rice which was scarce to our mountainous place during
those times.
In Mindanao this banana is also called “Morado” which in english it means purple. The size is quite bigger compare to a regular banana
but shorter than the regular Cavendish. It is considered as the most nutritious
banana as it contains more carotene. The taste is a little acrid when unripe
and sweet and creamy when fully ripe.
Morado
or Musa acuminata is actually not a
mutant species or hybrid of banana as others think of .In fact it is one
of the pure cultivars of the said species along with Musa balbisiana in which both are seeded banana. The fruit is very
much distinct as it bears bigger black seeds like small irregular shaped rocks.
The said species in known to
be distributed in South and Southeast Asia, Pacific and Australia and had been
cultivated in other countries through Polynesian sailors thousands of years ago
and was highly commercialized during the western's colonization era.The seed can
germinate in a very humid environment and act as a pioneer species in any
barren soil.
Here
in Mindanao I have seen the other variant of the Morado that instead of becoming
reddish or purple it turned bright yellow resembling the other “regular”
bananas in the local market. Same size and flavor only differ in color.
I cannot push for you to eat a big bright red banana as people have preferences in food but I strongly suggest for you to try this as it would satisfy your curiosity on how a Morado banana tastes like.So what are you waiting for? Go out now and hit the market and look for your red banana.
ah, kala ko naman kong anong pulang banana yan Dennis jejeje
ReplyDeletedito ko malalaman kung gano karaming ma berdeng tao ... hahahaha joke lang...ganyan talaga kapag BANANA TALK
ReplyDeleteMukang iba ang sarap ng ganyang banana :p
ReplyDeleteyes, i have tasted that morado banana during my childhood days. infact still buy it here gensan if i could see it in the public market because they are very rarely displayed.
ReplyDeleteVery creamy edmaration .. and nutritious too :)
ReplyDeletehow i wish that the DA is pushing a little more for Morado be more visible in the market as this is one pride resource we have. Other bananas in the market are product of GMO's and cross breed. Much of those have grown with pesticides.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have that variety here in Samar back when I was young. Ngayon hindi ko na nakikita yan dito. Another variety I miss is the long, slender, and sweet-smelling one. Yung green ang balat kahit hinog na. Sadly, hindi ko na rin nakikita.
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