And as its nickname suggests, the vanilla-like taste of the fruit pairs nicely with ice cream when eaten fresh or cooked. The skin of the fruit is silvery pale blue in coloring when unripe but turns a pale yellow when ripe. Blue Java: The Banana That Tastes Like Ice Cream By: Tara Yarlagadda Updated: Bananas like the Blue Java (Musa acuminata 'Blue Java') are becoming more sought after as the standard Cavendish (Musa acuminata 'Cavendish') banana the grocery store variety we all know and love heads into decline. Native to Southeast Asia, the blue java banana can grow up to 20 feet tall, and has silvery green leaves, according to the California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. Nearly all cultivated varieties of bananas and plantains are seedless, or sterile, and are propagated and cloned from the offshoots of mature plants known as pups, according to a 2015 study published in the journal Plant Gene. The blue java banana belongs to the banana family of plants Musaceae, and is a cultivar, or hybrid, of two species of banana, the Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata. “As it ripens, the outer peel will turn fully yellow.” “This fruit is not really blue! Many photos of blue java on the internet are photoshopped,” wrote rare fruit harvester Miami Fruit on its website. As such, we have rated this claim as “Mostly True” given that the photographs featured in the meme in question were likely altered to appear more vibrant. Flavor Profile: The taste is slightly tart similar to an apple banana but they have a thicker and super creamy texture. Ice cream bananas are rare here in South Florida. They are also popular as ornamentals and shade plants for their unusual blue coloration, large size, and tolerance to temperate climates.While it is true that the blue java banana is real, we have to note that some websites appear to overly saturate or alter photographs of the fruit, which exaggerate the blue coloration. Origin: Blue Java Bananas are native to Southeast Asia and is a hybrid of two species of banana native to Southeast Asia Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata. They are known for their fragrant flavour which has a vanilla-like custard taste. Claim: With an outer blue skin, the brightly hued u201cblue java bananau201d depicted in various online photographs is a real fruit and it tastes like vanilla ice cream. They bloom around 15 to 24 months after planting and can be harvested after 115 to 150 days.īlue Java bananas are popular bananas that can be eaten fresh or cooked. The fruit turn a pale yellow when ripe, with white creamy flesh. Blue java bananas are actually a hybrid of two other types of bananas native to South Asia: the Musa acuminata (Cavendish banana) and the Musa balbisiana (plantain). The fruit are 18 to 23 centimetres (7 to 9 in) in length and exhibit a characteristic silvery blue color when unripe. The Blue Java (also known as blue bananas, Ice Cream banana, Vanilla Banana, Hawaiian banana, Ney Mannan, Krie, or Cenizo) is a hardy, cold-tolerant banana cultivar known for its sweet aromatic fruit, which is said to have an ice cream-like consistency and flavor reminiscent of vanilla. The fruit bunches are small, bearing seven to nine hands. They are cold-tolerant and are wind-resistant because of their strong pseudostems and root systems. It is also called 'Krie' in the Philippines and 'Cenizo' in Central America.īlue Java banana trees can grow to a height of 4.5 to 6 metres (15 to 20 ft). In Hawaii it is known as the 'Ice Cream banana' and in Fiji as the 'Hawaiian banana'.
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