Banana means banana.  What's new  in it?  Just remove the peel, and eat. Feel the softness and sweetness in your mouth to relish the taste.

 But here in Bangalore I find that there are four or five varieties of bananas. Now they are seen in malls in all major cities.

So, one type is our normal banana. Spongy from inside, slighly white cream coloured inside and green from.outside. size at the most equal to your palm.

Another type we get here is ' Robuster'. Native of kerala, having arrived wearing their yellowish  lungi, outer skin. Bigger and longer in size. Looking at the black spots from outside one feels they may be over ripe but firm from inside.

 Inside colour is golden reddish, like that in a jackfruit, 'fanas'. Taste more sweet, as if jackfruit's soul has entered into it. The skin is less sticky and fibrous. If you fall on it, less likely to slip and break leg as in case of normal bananas. They are more durable. Can last upto a week.

These bananas are seen hanging outside small gallas selling paan bidi,local wafers and such things.

Third type is typically equatorial. Red skinned banana. They are fat brothers of our normal banana. Thicker in size and slightly smaller in height. From inside red golden, firm and more sweetish.

The fourth type is yellaki banana. We see this in malls in gujarat also nowadays. Yellanki is a place, perhaps yellahanka village from where this type has found  its way in abundance. 

Small in size but very sweet.

If you compare banana to a beautiful lady, then yellanki is 'padamni'. Top in beauty, sweet charm and  a tiny figure.

Here, with sour and pungent chutneys made from tamarind and red chillies eaten in meals, after meals it is customary to eat a yellanki banana.

In temples these bananas only are offered to the Gods and given as prasad to us.

And besides eating this cheapest, sweet nutritious fruit, do you know some other usages of banana peeks?

It is said that those Robusta banana peel fibres are mixed in preparing cloth for smoothness and durability.

rubbing a banana peel on your face to brighten skin and reduce wrinkles

placing a banana peel on closed eyes to reduce puffiness

using a banana peel as a moisturizer to hydrate skin

rubbing the peel on acne scars to help them fade

treating psoriasis by applying banana peel to the area with psoriasis to moisturize and relieve itch

removing a wart by taping a piece of ripe banana peel over it and leaving it there overnight.

using banana peel as an ingredient in a hair mask. They say it will make your hair softer and shinier.

Banana peels help removing bacteria  thatcontribute to periodontal diseases, such as gingivitis and periodontitis.

Although this and other studies haven’t focused on the direct application of banana peel to teeth, practitioners of natural healing claim rubbing a banana peel on your teeth is good for your teeth and gums.

pressing the peel against sunburn, poison ivy rash, or bug bite to provide relief from itch

reducing headache pain by placing one frozen banana peel on your forehead and one frozen banana peel on the back of your neck

placing a banana peel on a splinter in the skin for 15 minutes to help draw it to the surface.

many people have found household uses for banana peels, including using them to polish and brighten:

houseplant leaves

leather shoes

silverware.

I saw on net that, keeping  a cleaned and cooled banana peel on swelling can reduce swelling.

Bananas are also used in making certain wines, alcohols, pesticides, and biogas.  As a fertilizer, cut l a banana peelinto.pieces, and soak it in water to give it to the plants. They make  a good fertiliser.

 Thus bananas are a cheap but invaluable boon to  mankind.

Some Bananas Quotes:

1. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. ...

2. Life is full of banana skins. ...

3. Goals are like bananas, they come in bunches. ...

4  'The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana. 

5. Never make eye contact with anyone while eating a banana.

-Sunil Anjaria