Comments on: Lacatan, Latundan & Senorita Bananas

by: Cristina

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:13:34 +0000

Hi guys! XD I was wondering do Senyoritas and Latundan taste the same? My memories say they do but I can’t really remember now! I haven’t tasted them for so long!

by: Eric Saluta

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:44:15 +0000

Sino buyer ng lacatan im a grower here in mindanao specially in davao interested just call 09287351292

by: emmy

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:55:44 +0000

hi, your articles on bananas are so informative…though i hope you can also post about the SABA banana variety..some says raw SABA contains more potassium and is best for cramps and swollen feet and ankles..good also as form of diet.

thank you.

by: Russell

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:53:59 +0000

Here in the states the Cavendish replaced the superior Gros Michele (Big Mike) bananas what were all but wiped out in the 1950s by a fungus. The Cavendish are the only ones that travel well from the tropics, so we’re kind of stuck with them. I had no idea I was eating an “inferior” banana, and I can’t wait to get a hold of some of these other varieties if I can find them - in San Francisco, you say? Not too far from me in Sacramento!

The Cavendish is currently under siege from a new strain of the same soil fungus and they’re afraid that it will be off the shelves here in 10-20 years. They’re working on genetically modifying the current varieties to be more resistant…maybe they can add some flavor, too?

by: Leanne

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:54:26 +0000

I didn’t know how awful bananas in the US were until I spent a few years in the Philippines where I ate the local ripe bananas. I loved them, especially what I believe must have been the lacatan, about 4″ long, creamy colored and so tasty! In the 25 years since returning to the US, I have never been able to enjoy a banana. I thought it was just because they were picked green some 2 weeks before they were ripe and just never had the opportunity to ripen properly. I have recently learned, however, that the cavendish is simply an inferior banana. DO you suppose it would be possible to obtain a few lacatan roots to grow in my greenhouse for my personal use? How could one obtain these?