Do you get Red (pink) banana in your place? Do you like it?

red banana - The image of red banana
India
April 11, 2010 8:34am CST
Pink or red bananas are rarely available in the market. It's skin will be either purple or red, pink mixture of colour. The flesh is cream or pinkish in colour. The red banana is usually small in size and will be bulky compared to yellow banana. It will have slightly rasberry taste. Otherwise it is like yellow banana fruit. Do you get red banana in your place? Have you eaten it? Do you like the taste of it?
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15 responses
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
11 Apr 10
Hello Buchi! I have not seen Red banana at least in my city (New Delhi). It is a news to me that bananas are available in purple, red or pink colours. I would love to taste it, if I get hold of it.
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• India
14 Apr 10
It will be available in big bazaars, and big markets. In Bangalore we have hopcoms shops by the Government. We get there too. Taste it whenever you get it.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
12 Apr 10
Hi Buchi, I have seen red banana in the morning bazaar when I stayed in a small town before. I stayed in that hilly region for almost two years. The bananas looks unique in the their reddish-purple skins. I didn't buy any for I wondered whether there were as delicious as the ordinary banana. Just now I took a brief look at the content about the red banana at wekepidia. I learn that the pinkish flesh of it is softer and sweeter than the ordinary yellow banana. Anyway there is no harm to have a taste of the red banana if I see any in the market next time. In a word, I still prefer to take the yellow banana which is not so sweet Happy posting
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
14 Apr 10
I have the curiosity to see whether what is the different betwee the yellow and red banana. I would like to try out the taste of it if coming across any later. And I will take the photo of them to share with you here. The thing is, I haven't seen any in the local market here yet instead the morning market I have mentioned above
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• India
1 May 10
There is certainly difference in the taste. Please try when you get and share your experience here. Thanks in advance.
• India
14 Apr 10
Red banana has got it's own taste. Just for knowing the taste, try once. My friend used to search for red banana and buy it. She only told me that it has got many good qualities. Since it is not available freely, I buy it very rarely, whenever I get it.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
12 Apr 10
Hi Buchi, The red/pink banana is available in Kerala but I have never seen the same in Delhi. Here the shop keeper who brings things from Kerala selling this banana occasionally. I ate the same long before and hardly remember the taste now. In South there are different types of banana available, means different shapes, size etc. but in Delhi I have seen only one type.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
14 Apr 10
Sree, we could hardly forget about whatever which is peculiar that we have come across before. So I think the taste of the red banana is so so only lah...therefore you can remember the unique color of its skin only
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• India
14 Apr 10
Even DPK wrote he has not seen it in Delhi. In Bangalore, we get it in big markets, sometimes in hopcoms, which is run by the Government. I make it a point to buy it whenever I get it as it is rare to get them. I cut it into pieces, add coconut gratings and serve along with food items.
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
29 Jun 10
I have seen dark bananas that are like reddish burgundy in color at the grocery store. I have heard that these type of bananas can be used for making foreign dishes of some sort. I have never tried them. They looked dried out. I want to taste one of them to see if I may like it. I always wondered about this type of fruit. From your description of it, I think that the taste would be appealing to me.
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• India
30 Jun 10
yes I think they are the ones. But they will not be dried. That only is confusing whether, what you say is the same or not. The taste will be good. Try once.
@elvieb02 (695)
• Philippines
16 Jun 10
hi, we have red bananas here, they are usually fatter compared to other bananas. I don't like the taste of it so I don't buy it. I tasted it when I was young and never ever tried of easting it again.
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• India
18 Jun 10
You are right. Red bananas are a bit plumpy and starchy too.
• United States
11 Jun 10
I've heard about red bananas but have never seen them for sale in the US. I really want to try some when I get my hands on them.
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• India
16 Jun 10
Please taste them. They are good in taste and also for health.
@grace24 (1050)
• Philippines
18 Apr 10
Maybe it is available here in our country, but I haven't seen a banana that is red or pinkish in color. I don't know what it is, but I like to taste a kind of it.
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• India
1 May 10
The colour of the banana will be a bit of pink and green and the flesh is little hard compared to other yellow banana. Please try when you get it.
@kavikent (57)
• India
11 Jun 10
I do not get the Red Bananas here locally. But, I do make it a point to taste, nay relish the fruit whenever I sight the same. However, we do get the famous "Nanjungud Rasabale" here, which is more or less similar in taste, but not in color.
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• India
16 Jun 10
After seeing your response, I saw the image and knew about the characteristics of the fruit through the search engine. Thanks for the information.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
11 Apr 10
Yes. It is available in our place but not regularly available. sometimes it is available. I have tasted it once. Though it tastes good, compared to the regular banana, i feel the sweetness is little low. But it is ok.
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• India
11 Apr 10
You are right. The sweetness is little less in red banana. But I like the less sweet taste too.
@umadper (947)
• India
20 Apr 10
hi,friend,it is available in the market,but it was more familiar for me when we were residing in an area where forest area is more.So we used to eat them more frequently.
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• India
1 May 10
I am happy you got it and tasted too.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
11 Apr 10
We have those kinds of bananas here in our place but I really dont like it that much. I prefer eating the yellow ones cause they are sweeter. I also like eating banana split and getting a red banana is not right for it so I'll just have to stick with the yellow ones.
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• India
14 Apr 10
You are right. Red bananas are less sweeter and I feel they are heavy for the stomach.
@ridwan08 (1183)
• Indonesia
12 Apr 10
yes,red banana available in my country.but in my country red banana using for fried bananas,im like to eat fried banana.from the taste it so yummy.and i consume fried banana for desert or just at relax time together with my family
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• India
14 Apr 10
Fried banana will be very tasty. But we will not get it here. Only raw banana chips we get here. It is a good time pass.
• India
10 Jun 10
Hi Buchi I never heard about this, it is not available here in my place. I like ripe bananas, the yellow variety, i used to eat a lot earlier, but now i have diabetics, so i am not allowed to eat, still then i eat some times, hiding from my wife, i like curry made from green banana, they are good too.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor
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• India
16 Jun 10
Red bananas have medicinal qualities. It is freely available in Chennai and rarely in Bangalore and Hyderabad. I too like raw banana curry a lot. Have a good day.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 May 10
A red banana? Yeah, we got it here in the Philippines, I've tasted it once and I don't like it all..Well, maybe it's just me, for me the best banana is the yellow one.
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• India
5 Jun 10
Yes. You are right. The taste of red banana is unique. It is not liked by all. But I heard that it is good for health.
@swn_chik (266)
• India
30 Jul 10
I have not seen or tasted pink/red bananas atleast not in my place.I heard today only that this type of bananas are also available because I have seen only yellow ones only.I would love to taste it one day.