Message from @Dietrich
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That fake banana flavor in candy and stuff is based on it.
huh it is?
I like some of those banana candies
Yeah
That's why banana candies taste nothing like today's banana
Because that banana breed is extinct.
And all we have left to remember it is the artificial banana flavor
Which people say isn't as good as the original.
The Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research set out to breed Panama Disease resistant 'Gros Michel' bananas, and after initial problems due to poor agronomic characteristics of the plants from which the pollen was taken (male parent), they developed an improved diploid (SH-3142) which served as the male parent for the development of various hybrids (FHIA-01, FHIA-18, FHIA-21 and FHIA-250). The hybrids released so far have good bunch and agronomic characteristics, are resistant or tolerant to Fusarium wilt and are being grown in a wide range of agro-ecological conditions in Africa, Latin America and Australia
huh?
what you saying about extinct
Oh it still exist?
I was told it was pretty much gone.
apperantly they have some resistant hybrids growing somewhere
but yeah pretty much replaced by the other type
but according to this you could if you wanted get hold of a hybrid banana
I guess.
But I would have to special import them probs.
>expensive as hell banana
>fucking autist
And being a hybrid wouldnt have that pure banana flavor.
you are telling me a myth you know that
the banana we have now still have the flavour
Gros Michel was popular because it was pretty much only that flavor.
the other type just had a higher concentrations and not other components to affect the taste
that is right
The banana we have now are more starchy and whatnot.
At least I know where the song Yes! We have no bananas
come from
:V now that is)
I wonder if I can make a miniature banana tree
Omigosh they exist.
They are adorable.
plant bonsai instead
Bonsai are basically dwarf and miniature varieties of trees
well you wanted miniature tree didnt you?
who doesnt need one?
those are bad