fruit of the week

[luzcace]

Maybe the one with banana leaves is rulos?

[montreal]

Originally Posted by luzcace

Maybe the one with banana leaves is rulos?

Rulos are just a kind of banana (from the musa family) like manzano or plantain.

We eat them cooked (I have never seen them eaten raw)

[John Evans]

i think that was the word she said (now you mention it ) ....is it a banana /plantain cross ?....you cant eat them raw ? there are only a few on the plant and the skins look very thick

[leekiv]

Originally Posted by John Evans

i think that was the word she said (now you mention it ) ....is it a banana /plantain cross ?....you cant eat them raw ? there are only a few on the plant and the skins look very thick

Maybe you should try one? As long as they are edible you could give us first hand information on what they are like.

[montreal]

Originally Posted by John Evans

i think that was the word she said (now you mention it ) ....is it a banana /plantain cross ?....you cant eat them raw ? there are only a few on the plant and the skins look very thick

"Guineos" and "platanos" are from the same plant "musa". They are all just different varieties.
"Plantains" are not a different plant it's just the way we differentiate between "sweet" and "non-sweet" bananas.
There are hundreds of kinds of musa plants. Rulos are short and fat with a hard thick skin. As for eating them raw, I have never seen it.

Try one!

[Keith R]

Is this what everyone is talking about:

Source: wikipedia, Red banana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[leekiv]

Just wondering if he ate one of his "banana like" things and is now "sleeping beauty"

I have heard that some types of "banana's" can make you very tired, whilst others give you energy,( like a natural Red Bull, I hate RB and that stuff).

Any truth to this?

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by Keith R

Is this what everyone is talking about:

Source: wikipedia, Red banana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Those are rulos, and should be cooked. But if anyone wants to eat them raw, wait until they are very, very ripe.

I love rulos; they are softer than platains.

[M.A.R.]

Originally Posted by John Evans

I asked because someone told me that a plant in my garden wasnt a banana or a plantain but i cant remember what they called it - its got leaves like a banana looks like a banana and has bananas growing on it ...but its called something else apparently

if it looks like a banana tree and it grows bananas maybe its a RULO tree the plantain with three edges.

[John Evans]

yours is a funny colour and rather larger than mine Keith ....errrrr mine is small and stubby about 6 inches with four ridges running along its length...why do I feel dirty