It took thousands of years from when humans first started growing bananas to getting seedless ones but that’s mostly because we were still figuring out agriculture at the time. If we wanted to do it again today it would only take a decade or two.
Wonderpants_uk on
Wild bananas are small, full of seeds and not much flesh, and apparently bitter tasting to boot.
Im still intrigued why anyone looked at them and decided to take the time and trouble of cross breeding them into domesticated bananas.
goodgriefchris on
What fruit are we currently being inconvenienced by, that can be engineered into something better?
redpaul72 on
I don’t know what it is but those seeds look disturbing to me
bettertitsthanu on
Bananas, corn and watermelons are some of the best things that humans have helped create over hundreds of years. I really hope they can save the bananas from extinction!
(Yes they existed, but without human interaction we wouldn’t have the bananas, corn or watermelons we have today. It’s the same thing with a lot of fruit, berries and vegetables and it’s soo cool. And yes bananas are going to go extinct if we can’t stop the fungal disease that attacks the banana plants)
X4dow on
wonder what’s the opinion of vegans on this.
ShrimpCrackers on
What are you talking about? The original has chewy boba pearls.
International_Poet47 on
Looks like buck shot. Hmmmm…
Terra_B on
Apples taste wildly different depending on the species.
I’ve heard the banana taste in candy is based on a different banana species. I would love to try it.
I thought the lower banana was mouldy for a moment
The_WA_Remembers on
Okay but banana seeds, are they good? I feel like if they go like plantain flavour when roasted, then I need some
Grayzie93 on
Boba banana
Appropriate-Hyena973 on
the seeded one tastes better btw
Purtz48 on
I’ve sat opposite people in the lunch room who say they are dead set against any form of genetically modified foods and will not touch them…..whilst eating a banana 🍌
HeronFew990 on
They spent thousands of years modifying bananas so that one day they could be used in Mario Kart.
TuckerCarlsonsOhface on
Haha, I love telling this to those Jesus hippies that have a whole publication about how the banana proves the existence of god because it’s such a perfectly designed food.
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you vs the guy she tells you not to worry about
The one with big seeds is a Gros Michel. It was being ravaged by Panama Disease and the Cavendish had to take front stage rather swiftly
Remarkable how God designed the banana to perfectly fit the human hand.
Edit for those who haven’t seen it: https://youtu.be/Y4yBvvGi_2A?si=xe6QvOpfSNgL1rLY
It took thousands of years from when humans first started growing bananas to getting seedless ones but that’s mostly because we were still figuring out agriculture at the time. If we wanted to do it again today it would only take a decade or two.
Wild bananas are small, full of seeds and not much flesh, and apparently bitter tasting to boot.
Im still intrigued why anyone looked at them and decided to take the time and trouble of cross breeding them into domesticated bananas.
What fruit are we currently being inconvenienced by, that can be engineered into something better?
I don’t know what it is but those seeds look disturbing to me
Bananas, corn and watermelons are some of the best things that humans have helped create over hundreds of years. I really hope they can save the bananas from extinction!
(Yes they existed, but without human interaction we wouldn’t have the bananas, corn or watermelons we have today. It’s the same thing with a lot of fruit, berries and vegetables and it’s soo cool. And yes bananas are going to go extinct if we can’t stop the fungal disease that attacks the banana plants)
wonder what’s the opinion of vegans on this.
What are you talking about? The original has chewy boba pearls.
Looks like buck shot. Hmmmm…
Apples taste wildly different depending on the species.
I’ve heard the banana taste in candy is based on a different banana species. I would love to try it.
Domesticated bananas?
https://preview.redd.it/sog715wkotjg1.jpeg?width=658&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f7245637c990c26face47df4d2274470d25ec45
I thought the lower banana was mouldy for a moment
Okay but banana seeds, are they good? I feel like if they go like plantain flavour when roasted, then I need some
Boba banana
the seeded one tastes better btw
I’ve sat opposite people in the lunch room who say they are dead set against any form of genetically modified foods and will not touch them…..whilst eating a banana 🍌
They spent thousands of years modifying bananas so that one day they could be used in Mario Kart.
Haha, I love telling this to those Jesus hippies that have a whole publication about how the banana proves the existence of god because it’s such a perfectly designed food.
Imagine making banana bread with that