Comments on: “Paradise” Bananas by Dole

By: Randy Chambers

Randy Chambers — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:32:16 +0000

Anyone out there collect those little PLU stickers or labels placed on bananas? If so, send me an email at banasticker@aim.com and let’s do some trading. Always interested in acquiring new stickers from anywhere for my collection. Will even buy them. Send me an email Thanks. Randy

By: ron

ron — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:07:19 +0000

i love bananas

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:30:21 +0000

Cho, they aren’t that common. But I just saw some at S&R Cebu. I guess anyone that carries Dole products might have them. So try the largest groceries in Makati, Mandaluyong and the like, I suppose.

By: Cho

Cho — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:21:11 +0000

Hi MM,

Have you seen this banana lately in supermarkets aside from S&R? Would like to know where I could buy them for a tostones recipe I learned when I was abroad…

By: el_jefe

el_jefe — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:09:49 +0000

MM i collect indigenous varieties of philippine bananas and plantains… i have a small ”gene bank” of philippines banans in batangas….hope youd also feature philippine bananas here…like tindok..saksik..guyuran..inarnibal etc…

By: Juan Martin

Juan Martin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:04:00 +0000

In response to Karl Forsite’s question, yes, kamote is the tagalog word for sweet potato.

It seems that the location of the commentator is automatically logged in this website. Yes I am an OFW in saudi Arabia.

By: Karl Forsite

Karl Forsite — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:10:34 +0000

As a vegetable, we also fry them green. We cut like either as potato chips (british) or as potato chips (american) and fry the chips. They are crispy and delicious. Tostones are also called Patacones in some countries.

As a fruit, the ripe ones are baked with cinnamon and then hot milk or cream or sour cream is pour on top, it is a nice dessert.

Plantain tornovers made with mashed baked ripe plantains are stuffed with mashed red or blank beans as well.

What is kamote, sweet potato?

“Costarrican” in New Zealand

By: marvin the martian

marvin the martian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:08:25 +0000

I am actually eating it right now,(i boiled it, and ate 2 pcs), and it is like eating kamote…it’s so filling already
…one of the down side is, it easily crumbles when boiled…

one recipe i already tried is making into “mash bananas” (mash potatoes) because it’s so starchy and have very little sweetness… it goes along well with a good spicy sauce

although i haven’t tried putting it yet in nilaga, maybe it can replace potatoes becoz of the high per-kilo price of potatoes in the market…
this one i bought 9 pieces for 30pesos only in the supermarket… and i think it has more nutrition than regular potatoes…

i will let you know what other recipes i can make out of it…

By: Johnny come lately

Johnny come lately — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:57:27 +0000

he, he, he… actually, I thought you bought it from Manila. But honestly I am a bit lost, I do not know where is S&R. What S&R stands for and where is it?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:26:17 +0000

Johnny, these particular bananas were from S&R, but I have seen them at other large groceries. It seems they were specifically grown for export to New Zealand. John, I don’t sell anything.