plantains/ bananas part 1
True or false… bananas are technically a berry.
True!
True or false, plantains grow on trees.
False!
True or false? Plantains are radioactive.
True. Both plantains and bananas contain high levels of potassium, making them radioactive.
Which one gives you faster energy?
a.) bananas
b.) plantains
a.) Bananas!
They have more simple sugars and less starch.
Where should you keep a banana to slow down it's ripening process?
Somewhere cold, like the fridge.
Bananas are used to make which popular condiment:
a.) Mustard
b.) Mayo
c.) Ketchup
C.) Ketchup
During World War II, there was a severe shortage of tomatoes in the Philippines, which is why none of the citizens could find tomato ketchup to eat.
During such trying times, Maria Y. Oroso, a Filipina food technologist, experimented with making ketchup with bananas, fruits that were plentiful throughout the country. And thus, banana ketchup came into existence.
Which floats?
a.) A peeled banana
b.) A banana with it's peel still on
c.) neither
d.) both
b.) A banana peel is full of tiny air pockets, making the unpeeled banana less dense than water, so it floats. The banana fruit itself is denser than water and sinks once its natural floaty is removed.
Which has seeds?
a.) bananas
b.) plantains
c.) both
d.) neither
c.) both
Plantains and bananas both belong to which genus?
MUSA.
What does "a banana republic" mean? (Not talking about the clothing store)
A Banana republic is a political term used to describe a state that is politically unstable and has an economy dependent solely on the export of its natural resources.