banana

     

Banana is the common name for a fruit an also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce the commonly eaten fruit. They are native to the tropical region of Southeast Asia and Australia. Today, they are cultivated throughout the tropics.

Trivia about banana

  • Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of this fruit's Cavendish species
  • Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey is this flavor of ice cream with walnuts & dark chocolate chunks in it
  • This fruit is high in carbohydrates & rich in vitamin C
  • When this fruit is added, a sundae becomes a royale or a split
  • A sandwich that was fit for the King included peanut butter & this fruit, mashed
  • This fruit accounts for about 60% of Chiquita Brands International's income
  • A Chiquita cocktail combines cointreau, cream & this flavor liqueur
  • Ounce for ounce it has more potassium than any other fruit except the avocado
  • The plantain member of this fruit family, musaceae, is also called Adam's fig
  • The plantain type of this tropical fruit is almost always eaten cooked
  • Mtori, a Tanzanian plantain soup, can also be made with this similar fruit
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  • In Kenya Urwaga is a type of beer made from this starchy, potassium-rich fruit
  • This fruit of a perennial herb that grows to 30 feet tall is split for splits
  • Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey is this flavor ice cream with fudge chunks & walnuts
  • The "top" this in Vaudeville signified the leading comedian; then came the "second" one who was the straight man
  • The pink hearts are cherry flavored, the green, lemon, & the yellow, this
  • Harry Belafonte: "____ Boat Song (Day-O)"
  • A "boat" of this fruit: cut lengthwise through the peel, stuff with marshmallows & chocolate chips, bake for 5 min.
  • In the U.S. the yellow Cavendish is the most popular type of this fruit
  • Yes, we have one bunch of these, 473 individual ones in a bunch grown in Spain in 2001
  • Fruity first name of acclaimed Japanese author Yoshimoto, whose books include "N.P.", "Amrita" & "Kitchen"
  • The Book of Knowledge calls this tropical fruit the most commonly eaten fruit in the world
  • Fungus diseases that attack this potassium-rich tropical fruit include Panama & Sigatoka