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[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

It's also not the first time it's happened to bananas. You know how banana candy tastes so different to the real thing. That's how the previous commercial strain used to taste before it was nearly exticted by disease.

[-] faultyproboscus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

I have had Gros Michel bananas. They do not taste like banana candy, although weirdly they do smell like the candy much more strongly than the Cavendish.

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

From what I understand people used to let them brown completely before eating them, which would have a different taste to what we consider ripe today. Also, it was used a lot more in cooking, which likely enhanced that particular flavor.

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

I thought it was because the chemical banana taste is just a bit different becsue of how it's made, but apparently it's because it's based on older bananas, as I found out in this article.